Tehran said Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan were involved in “unlawful” US-Israeli attacks.
Iran has demanded that the five Arab countries that host US bases pay compensation for US and Israeli air strikes on its territory.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, Iranian envoy Amir Saeed Iravani argued that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan had allowed the US to use their territory to attack Iran and, in some cases, were directly involved. “Unlawful armed attacks targeting civilian objects.”
Iravani said that the Arab states “The Islamic Republic of Iran must pay full reparations, including compensation for all material and moral damage suffered as a result of its internationally wrongful acts.”
Gulf countries had previously demanded that Iran be held accountable for war damages, but Iravani rejected the claim. “Legally untenable and fundamentally detached from factual and legal realities.”
The US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, saying their goal was to destroy Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The attacks killed dozens of senior officials, including Iran’s longtime supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as well as more than 1,300 civilians. In addition to military sites, the US and Israel targeted energy infrastructure, bridges, universities, and schools.
Iran responded by attacking US bases in the region and civilian infrastructure in Gulf states, including oil and gas facilities, airports and ports. Tehran said the attacks were an exercise of its right to self-defense.
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