Iran has advised Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against allowing the United States to use their territory and airspace to launch military strikes against the Islamic Republic, reminding both nations about their "international responsibility" not to facilitate acts of aggression.
In two separate letters addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the president of the Security Council on Monday, Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani detailed multiple instances of US warplanes operating from or transiting through Saudi and Emirati airspace to carry out bombing raids on Iranian targets.
According to the letters, the attacks occurred primarily on March 23, 24, and 28, 2026.
In his letter concerning Saudi Arabia, Iravani listed over a dozen specific incidents, including a US F-16SV fighter jet conducting bombing raids on Iranian targets, an F-35 and F-15E jets carrying out additional strikes.
A separate letter detailed similar activity originating from the United Arab Emirates, including a US U-2S reconnaissance aircraft operating over Emirati airspace on March 23.
"In light of the international responsibility of States arising from placing their territory at the disposal of others for the commission of acts of aggression," Iravani wrote, Iran "expresses its strong and unequivocal objection" to the actions and "strictly calls upon" both Saudi Arabia and the UAE to observe good neighborliness and prevent further use of their territory against Iran.
The ambassador emphasized that while Iran remains committed to respecting the sovereignty of both nations, it "reserves its inherent right to take all necessary and appropriate measures, including the exercise of its right of self-defense, to safeguard its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence."
The United States and Israel launched their latest unprovoked war on Iran on February 28, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and targeting nuclear facilities, schools and hospitals.
Iran's armed forces have responded with more than 100 waves of retaliatory strikes, codenamed Operation True Promise 4. Hundreds of ballistic and hypersonic missiles, along with drone attacks, have hit American and Israeli targets across the region.
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