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Iran demands UN condemayion of illegal US naval blockade

Mehr News22 October 2026, 06:59 UTCIran

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador and chargé d'affaires to the United Nations called the US naval blockade of Iran a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter and demanded the Security Council condemn it.

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