In letter to UN chief, Iran accuses US of directing Israeli attack, demands accountability

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sent a formal letter to top officials of the United Nations, accusing the US of directing Israeli attacks on his country, Anadolu reports. Addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the president of the UN Security Council, the letter holds Washington responsible for the June 13 Israeli attack that triggered a 12-day war between the two arch-foes. The letter follows a recent statement by US President Donald Trump, in which he claimed that he was “very much in charge” of the Israeli attack against Iran. Araghchi described Trump’s remarks as clear evidence of US leadership and control over what he termed illegal actions by Israel, which killed more than 1,000 people in Iran, including […]