Iran has demanded that five Middle Eastern nations pay reparations for damages caused by military attacks launched from their territories. In a letter sent to the United Nations, the Iranian Foreign Ministry targeted Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.
The Iranian government is accusing these nations of facilitating "unlawful acts" by allowing the United States to conduct military operations against Iran from their soil. The ministry specifically pointed to these countries for assisting Washington and its military operations alongside Israel.
"They must fully repair the damage caused to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including compensation for all material and moral damages suffered as a consequence of their internationally unlawful acts," said Amir Said Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the UN. Iravani addressed the letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the Security Council, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei.
Allegations of territorial misuse
Iravani insisted that the cited nations must stop allowing their territories to be used by aggressors. He claimed that Iran has provided the Security Council with documented evidence regarding the use of these states' territories by aggressors and, in some instances, direct participation in attacks on Iranian civilian targets.
The diplomatic missive also rejected UN Security Council resolution 2817 (2026). The resolution called for an immediate end to all attacks and provocations against regional neighbors, a move Iran described as "manifestly unjust" and "legally unsustainable."
According to the document, Iran was the target of a "flagrant act of aggression" on February 28, 2026, carried out by the United States and Israel. The ambassador stated that since that date, the aggressors have utilized the territories of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan to perpetrate further attacks.
Iravani argued that the permissiveness of these five countries constitutes an act of aggression in itself. He further claimed that these nations cannot legitimately invoke Article 51 of the UN Charter regarding the right to self-defense against Iran, as Iran is the actual victim exercising its inherent right to self-defense.
