Iran’s UN ambassador calls strikes a ‘war crime’, saying regime has ‘right to self-defence’

Amir-Saeid Iravani tells the emergency UN security council meeting that hundreds of civilians have been killed and injured in the US-Israeli operation, calling the strikes a ‘war crime and a crime against humanity’. He tells the meeting Iran has the right to self-defence, saying: ‘All bases, facilities and assets of the hostile forces in the region shall be regarded as legitimate military objectives within the framework of Iran’s lawful exercise of self-defence.’ Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, defends the airstrikes as necessary to stop ‘an existential threat’ Iran state media confirms killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following US-Israeli missile strikes Iran vows ‘no leniency’ as it launches reprisal attacks on Israel and US air bases