Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has branded Israel’s unprovoked attack amid nuclear talks for a deal a “betrayal of diplomacy” while addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

“We were attacked in the midst of an ongoing diplomatic process. We were supposed to meet with [the] Americans on June 15 to craft a very promising agreement for the peaceful resolution of the issues fabricated over our peaceful nuclear programme,” Araghchi said.

“It was a betrayal of diplomacy and an unprecedented blow to international law and the UN system.”

“This is an unjust war imposed on my people since early hours of Friday the June 13, when Israel [perpetrated] a mix of unlawful and criminal operations against off-duty military personnel, university professors and ordinary people,” he said.