Tehran — Iran has demanded that the United Nations Security Council issue an unequivocal condemnation of a deadly terrorist attack in the country’s southeast, accusing Western powers of applying double standards when it comes to terrorism targeting Iranian citizens.
The assault took place on August 22 in the Damen district of Iranshahr, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, when militants from the extremist group Jaish al-Adl ambushed two police vehicles. The attack killed five police officers and was quickly claimed by the group, which has a record of violent operations in the province.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, sent an official letter to Secretary-General António Guterres and members of the Security Council, stressing that the failure to condemn such atrocities undermines the credibility of the council itself. He warned that selective silence over terrorist attacks against Iran emboldens armed groups that thrive on foreign support and cross-border havens.
The envoy pointed out that Jaish al-Adl had already carried out a bloody attack on July 26, when militants stormed a courthouse in Zahedan. That incident left six civilians dead, including a mother and her infant child, and wounded more than two dozen others. Iranian officials argue that the group’s persistence highlights the urgent need for decisive international action rather than perfunctory statements.
Tehran has long accused foreign governments, particularly the United States and its regional allies, of tolerating or quietly enabling the activities of terrorist organizations operating on Iran’s borders. Officials say that silence from Washington and its Western partners effectively amounts to complicity.
Iranian authorities argue that when attacks strike Western capitals, global institutions and Western media outlets are quick to respond with outrage and solidarity. Yet, when terrorism strikes Iranian soil, the reaction is often muted, exposing what Tehran calls a hypocritical hierarchy of human life.
The government maintains that the Security Council’s failure to speak out decisively after the Zahedan courthouse bombing should not be repeated. By condemning the Iranshahr attack clearly and without reservations, Iran says the UN can begin to repair its credibility and show that international justice is not dictated by geopolitical interests.
According to Mehr News, the letter submitted by Ambassador Iravani underscored that “double standards in confronting terrorism must end,” and urged the council to demonstrate impartiality in line with the UN’s founding principles.
