Iran didn’t start this war; its response has been defensive, limited: UN envoy

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Saeid Iravani, has strongly condemned Israel’s continued “aggressive actions” against the Islamic Republic and noted that Iran’s response has been “defensive and limited in scope.”

Speaking during a session of the United Nations at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Iravani asserted that Iran has never initiated hostilities.

“Iran is not the aggressor,” he stressed, warning that the Israeli regime’s actions, carried out with US backing, constitute a clear violation of the UN Charter and international law.