Iran's representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Erwani, said that preliminary investigations indicate that Israel was responsible for the drone attack on a military factory near the central city of Isfahan last Saturday, and confirmed that his country reserves the right to respond, and this represents the first official accusation against Tel Aviv of its responsibility for the attack. attack.
The attack took place amid tension between Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear file, and allegations that it supplied Russia with weapons in its war with Ukraine, including "suicide drones", in addition to suppressing anti-government demonstrations.
Erwani said that preliminary investigations indicate that Israel was responsible for the attack last Saturday, considering that it constitutes a violation of international resolutions and laws.
In a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the rotating president of the Security Council, the Iranian envoy added that Iran "reserves its legitimate and natural right to defend its national security and to respond firmly to any threat or error" committed by Israel at any time and place in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
Erwani called on the UN Security Council to carry out its tasks to condemn the Israeli measures and stop all Israel's dangerous and destructive programs and activities in the region, according to what was stated in his letter.
Israel has long expressed its willingness to strike Iranian targets if diplomacy fails to limit Tehran's nuclear or missile programs, but it follows the approach of refraining from commenting on specific facts.
The Iranian "Noor News" website said on Wednesday that the drones and explosive materials used in the Isfahan attack were brought into Iran at the request of a foreign intelligence agency and with the cooperation of the Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Iran has previously accused Israel of planning attacks using agents on Iranian soil.
And last July, Tehran said that it had arrested a sabotage team that included Kurdish militants working for Israel and planned to blow up a "hassas" center for defense industries in Isfahan.
Many nuclear sites are located in Isfahan province, including Natanz, which is the centerpiece of Tehran's uranium enrichment program, and Iran has accused Israel of sabotaging it in 2021.