INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Iran alerted the United Nations on Tuesday to what it described as &reckless and inflammatory statements& by U.S
President Donald Trump threatening the use of force, and warned that &any act of aggression will have severe consequences.&In a letter to
Security Council, seen by Reuters, Iran&s U.N
Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani referenced remarks made by Trump in interviews with the New York Post and Fox News, in which he spoke of a
preference to do a deal to stop Tehran getting a nuclear weapon over bombing the country, Reuters reported.&These reckless and inflammatory
statements flagrantly violate international law and the U.N
Charter,& Iravani wrote to the 15-member council.&The Islamic Republic of Iran warns that any act of aggression will have severe
consequences, for which the U.S
will bear full responsibility,& he said
&Iran will resolutely defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests against any hostile action.&Trump last week
restored his &maximum pressure& campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from
obtaining a nuclear weapon
He also said he was open to a deal and expressed a willingness to talk to Iran&s President Masoud Pezeshkian, read the report.Pezeshkian on
Monday questioned the United States& sincerity, while Iravani wrote in his letter that the U.S
policy &reinforces unlawful, unilateral coercive measures and escalates hostility against Iran.&Iravani urged the U.N
Security Council to condemn Trump&s &brazen rhetoric.&Iran has denied wanting to develop a nuclear weapon
However, it is &dramatically& accelerating enrichment of uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% weapons-grade level, the U.N
nuclear watchdog chief told Reuters in December.The post Iran alerts UN to Trump threat of force, says it will defend itself first appeared
