Iran’s mission to the United Nations has condemned former US President Donald Trump’s remarks by calling them “reckless”, in which he suggested that stopping Iran’s nuclear program could be done either “with bombs” or through a deal, accusing him of violating international law and escalating tensions.
Iran submitted a letter to the UN Security Council to register its protest against what it called Trump’s “deeply alarming and irresponsible remarks”.
“These reckless and inflammatory statements flagrantly violate international law and the UN Charter, particularly Article 2(4), which prohibits threats or use of force against sovereign states,” said Iran’s head of mission Saeed Iravani in the letter published by the official IRNA news agency.
He further warned that “any act of aggression will have severe consequences, for which the United States will bear full responsibility.”
Trump’s remarks came amid renewed tensions after he reinstated his “maximum pressure” policy against Iran over concerns the country was seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
Tehran insists its nuclear programme is solely for peaceful purposes and denies any intention to develop atomic weapons.
In the letter, Iravani also condemned the policy, saying it “reinforces unlawful, unilateral coercive measures and escalates hostility against Iran”.
In an interview, Trump said he believed there were two ways of stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, “with bombs or with a written piece of paper”.
“I’d much rather do a deal that’s not gonna hurt them,” he said, adding, “I’d love to make a deal with them without bombing them.”
