Tehran cites UN self-defence clause for retaliatory strikes on US

Published June 10, 2026 Updated June 10, 2026 01:13pm

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the US military strikes on southern Iran, labelling the overnight attacks as a “blatant violation” of international law, Al Jazeera reports.

“In the early minutes of Wednesday morning … the US regime launched brutal attacks against areas in the south of the country,” the ministry said in a statement.

“These attacks constitute a blatant violation of the United Nations Charter, particularly Paragraph 4 of Article 2, and the fundamental principle prohibiting the resort to force in international relations,” it said.

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