Iran’s foreign ministry has issued a statement slamming the US’ latest strikes on its nuclear facilities as a “grave and unprecedented violation” of international law and saying it has the right to resist such “aggression”.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is resolved to defend Iran’s territory, sovereignty, security and people by all force and means against the United States’ criminal aggression,” according to a post on X.

The foreign ministry noted that as a founding member of the UN, Iran calls on the organisation and its member states to “fulfill their responsibilities in the face of the United States’ blatant unlawful unilateral acts against Iran.”

“Silence in the face of such blatant aggression would plunge the world into an unprecedented level of danger and chaos,” the statement added.