Iran condemns Jordan’s role in US-Israeli aggression, demands accountability at UN

Iran rejected Jordan's March 19 communication to the UN and dismissed it as unfounded and misleading, saying Jordan bears international responsibility for facilitating attacks on Iranian soil.

“Iran has formally rejected allegations leveled by Jordan, slamming Amman for complicity in a sustained war of aggression by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic”

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In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iran's Ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, argued that Jordan's claim omits a central fact and inverts legal reality by blaming the victim of aggression.

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Iravani outlined Tehran's position in nine detailed points and described the ongoing hostilities as a violation of fundamental international law, including the prohibition on the use of force and the jus cogens norm against aggression.

He said the United States and Israel launched an armed attack against Iran on February 28 in a 'cowardly' breach of the UN Charter, and that Jordan knowingly allowed these attackers to use its territory, facilities, and airspace.

Iravani cited 'irrefutable' evidence of Jordanian complicity, detailing that fighter aircraft, including US-made F-16, F-15, and F-35 jets stationed at Jordan's Al-Azraq Air Base, were used to carry out strikes on southern Iranian provinces after aerial refueling over Jordan.

He added that US KC-135 and KC-46 refueling aircraft, departing from Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, repeatedly transited Jordanian airspace to support attack operations.

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The ambassador argued such actions engage Jordan's international responsibility under customary international law, specifically Article 16 of the International Law Commission's Articles on State Responsibility.

The letter argued that Jordan cannot invoke Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, international humanitarian law, or the principle of good neighborliness to shield itself from responsibility.

“Iran has formally rejected allegations leveled by Jordan, slamming Amman for complicity in a sustained war of aggression by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic”

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The letter cited the International Court of Justice's Namibia Advisory Opinion to emphasize that a party disowning its obligations cannot retain the rights it seeks to derive from the relationship.

Tehran said the competent authorities are undertaking a comprehensive assessment and documentation of all damage and expressly reserve the right to pursue all available legal and judicial remedies at the international level to ensure full accountability and reparation, while rejecting Jordan's compensation claims as baseless.

Iravani urged Jordan to cease support for acts of aggression and to prevent further use of its territory, and called on the Security Council to address root causes and unlawful use of force, warning that continued distortion of facts risks escalation.

Iranian officials say the invading coalition continues to launch strikes against civilian and military sites across Iran.

Immediately following the start of the attacks, Iran began to retaliate by launching barrages of missiles and drone attacks on Israeli-occupied territories as well as on the US bases in regional countries.

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