Iran har tillskrivit FN:s generalsekreterare och Säkerhetsrådets ordförande med anledning av USA:s hot om våld, militära upptrappning och utpressning mot landet. I brevet skriver Iran bland annat:
The aforementioned threats constitute a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law and risk plunging the region into a new cycle of crisis and instability. In a message posted on social media on 18 February 2026, the President of the United States explicitly and publicly threatened the Islamic Republic of Iran with the use of force, stating: “If Iran decides not to reach an agreement, the United States may be forced to use Diego Garcia and the airfield at Fairford to eliminate a potential attack [by Iran].”
Given the fragile and unstable situation prevailing in the region, as well as the continued repositioning and deployment of U.S. military equipment and assets, such belligerent statements by the President of the United States cannot be dismissed as mere rhetoric. Rather, they indicate a real risk of military aggression, the consequences of which would be catastrophic for the region and would pose a serious threat to international peace and security.
With the aim of clearly and unequivocally conveying its concerns and seeking the complete, effective, and verifiable lifting of unlawful and inhumane unilateral coercive measures imposed against its people, Iran has engaged seriously and in good faith in nuclear negotiations with the United States, adopting a constructive approach. At the same time, on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, the Islamic Republic of Iran has sought to address and resolve ambiguities related to its peaceful nuclear program in order to achieve a mutually acceptable, result-oriented solution fully consistent with the recognized, inalienable rights of all States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Iran continues to believe that if the United States pursues these talks with seriousness and sincerity and demonstrates tangible respect for the principles of the UN Charter and peremptory norms of international law, the achievement of a sustainable and balanced solution is entirely possible.
Under these circumstances, the Islamic Republic of Iran calls upon you and all members of the Security Council, in accordance with the Council’s primary responsibility under the UN Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security, to fully exercise your authority and good offices to ensure that the United States of America immediately ceases its unlawful threats to use force, adheres to its obligations under the UN Charter, particularly Article 2(4), and refrains from any action that could further escalate tensions or lead to military confrontation. It is evident that the consequences of such confrontation for regional and international peace and security would be grave and far-reaching.
The Security Council and the Secretary-General must act without delay, before it is too late.
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