Iran asks UN to respond to Israel’s unlawful threats

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, have suggested the regime could use military force to halt Iran’s nuclear program.

In a letter to Mexican UN Ambassador Claude Heller, Iran's ambassador to the UN said the Tel Aviv regime was violating the UN charter and urged the international body to respond clearly and resolutely.

Mexico holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council.

"These outrageous threats of resorting to criminal and terrorist acts against a sovereign country and a member of the United Nations not only display the aggressive and warmongering nature of the Zionist regime, but also constitute blatant violations of international law," Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee wrote.

The letter came two days after Peres told Israel's Kol Hai radio that Israel would respond with force if U.S. offers of dialogue failed to persuade Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program.

"We'll strike him," Peres said in the interview.

Khazaee said the remarks were "unlawful and insolent threats" based on "fabricated pretexts."

Israel is the only country in the Middle East which has nuclear weapons and has refused to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iran said on Monday it would welcome constructive dialogue on its nuclear program with the five permanent Security Council members -- the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia -- and Germany.

The U.S. and a few of its European allies have been pressing Iran to freeze its uranium enrichment activities. However, Iran as a country that has signed the NPT, insists that its nuclear activities are solely aimed at producing electricity to meet the nation’s growing demand.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is monitoring all the processes of nuclear activities in Iran by installing cameras and making regular inspections.

The use of nuclear energy is gaining more momentum as global warming, blamed on fossil fuel emissions, is emerging as a very serious threat to the environment.

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