The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to officially recognize the Iranian assault on Israel in October as justified, following comments from Israel’s Defense Minister, Yisroel Katz, who took credit for the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
In a letter to Guterres, the Iranian ambassador argued, “This audacious and shameless confession to the assassination of a political leader within the sovereign territory of a United Nations Member State once again underscores the international responsibility of the Israeli regime for its acts of terrorism and aggression. It also reaffirms the legitimacy and legality of Iran’s defensive response on 1 October 2024, as well as Iran’s consistent position that the occupying and terrorist regime of Israel remains the most serious threat to regional and international peace and security.”
The letter further accused Israel of trying to justify its past and future aggressive actions against Yemen, claiming, “This regime is now desperately attempting to justify and legitimize its past and future acts of aggression against Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by fabricating baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran.” The ambassador called on the United Nations Security Council to “not allow the continued impunity of a regime that flagrantly defies international law, destabilizes the region, and threatens and endangers international peace and security.”
In a statement made on Monday, Katz confirmed publicly for the first time that Israel had carried out the assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
“In these days, when the Houthi terror organization is firing missiles at Israel, I want to convey a clear message to them: We have defeated Hamas, we have defeated Hezbollah, we have blinded the defense systems in Iran, and damaged their missile production systems. We have overthrown the Assad regime in Syria, we have dealt heavy blows to the ‘axis of evil,’ and we will also severely strike the Houthi terror organization in Yemen, which is now the last one standing,” Katz declared.
He further warned, “We will strike [the Houthis’] strategic infrastructure and decapitate its leaders. Just as we did to Haniyeh, Sinwar, and Nasrallah, in Tehran, Gaza, and Lebanon, we will do in Hodeidah and Sanaa,” referencing the killing of key Hamas and Hezbollah figures.
{Matzav.com Israel}