In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President of the UN Security Council Michael G. Waltz on March 30, Saeed Iravani strongly rejected accusations raised by Ukraine during a recent Security Council session, describing them as misleading and irrelevant. He argued that Ukraine had misused the UN platform and, more significantly, had effectively acknowledged its own role in assisting actions that Iran considers unlawful aggression against its sovereignty.
What follows is the text of the letters:
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Excellency,
I am writing to you in connection with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations at the open briefing of the Security Council held on 23 March 2026 under the agenda item "Maintenance of peace and security in Ukraine", which contained a series of unfounded, misleading and politically motivated allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the meeting, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations clearly misused the Council's platform by deviating from the agenda and resorting to falsehoods and disinformation in order to level irrelevant and baseless accusations against my country.
The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically rejects all these baseless accusations. These claims are devoid of credible evidence and are clearly aimed at diverting attention from the ongoing war of aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and at whitewashing the atrocious crimes being committed against civilians and civilian infrastructure.
It is deeply regrettable that the representative of Ukraine, in referring to the situation in the Middle East, has distorted the facts and disregarded the root cause of the current situation- namely, the clear act of aggression and armed attack carried out by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran since 28 February 2026-and has made a cynical attempt to accuse Iran and deny its inherent right of self-defence, as though Iran had initiated this unwarranted war.
Yet, in his statement, the representative of Ukraine made a deeply troubling and explicit admission of his country's direct involvement in facilitating acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran. He acknowledged that "in the very first days, Ukraine deployed hundreds of experts" to counter Iran's inherent right of self-defence. This admission that Ukraine has deployed "hundreds of experts" to the region, ostensibly to assist certain States in the Persian Gulf in countering Iran-amounts, in substance, to material and operational support for an ongoing unlawful military aggression led by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, which commenced on 28 February 2026. Such involvement is not incidental; it reflects active participation in and facilitation of an unlawful use of force against a sovereign State, thereby raising serious concerns under international law, including the principles governing State responsibility and the prohibition on aiding or abetting in internationally wrongful acts.
As a matter of fact, by providing operational and technical assistance that directly contributes to the use of force and acts of aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ukraine incurs international responsibility under international law for aiding or assisting in the commission of an internationally wrongful act.
Ukraine's unlawful actions amount to complicity in an act of aggression, in violation of the fundamental prohibition on the use of force enshrined in Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations. Moreover, the attempt by Ukraine to justify or normalise the targeting of critical infrastructure is deeply alarming and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
Equally unfounded are the allegations regarding military cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation. These claims are speculative, unsubstantiated and politically motivated. The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that its defence cooperation with other States is conducted within the framework of international law and does not violate any of its obligations.
It is also profoundly ironic that Ukraine, which openly admits its participation in facilitating military aggression beyond its region, now claims concern for international peace and security or seeks to portray itself as a defender thereof.
The Islamic Republic of Iran calls upon the Security Council to take due note of the explicit admissions made by the representative of Ukraine and to hold that country accountable for its role in aiding and assisting acts of aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as for all suffering and damage inflicted upon its civilians and civilian infrastructure.
I should be grateful if you would have the present letter circulated as an official document of the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.