Iran’s UN envoy Saeed Iravani sent a formal letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President of the UN Security Council Michael Imran Kanu, firmly rejecting the baseless and politically motivated allegations in the latest report of the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen.
The letter challenges the Panel’s claim that weapons seized in June 2025 bore similarities to Iranian-made arms and accuses the body of failing to meet its own standards of objectivity and verification.
What follows is the text of his letter:
Excellency,
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically and unequivocally rejects the unfounded allegation contained in paragraph 107 of the final report of the Panel of Experts on Yemen, established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) and issued as document S/2025/650. The claim that a consignment of weapons seized in June 2025 "displayed characteristics similar to those of weapons produced in the Islamic Republic of Iran" is baseless, politically motivated, and unsupported by any credible or verifiable evidence. This allegation disregards the Panel's own methodological standards of transparency, objectivity, and verification, as set out in paragraph 4 of the same report, and was included without affording the Islamic Republic of Iran any opportunity to respond. The mere assertion of visual "similarities" cannot, under any professional or legal standard, serve as grounds for attribution. The unsubstantiated nature of this claim, along with similar previous references --such as the mention of an alleged "Iranian general" in paragraph 71-- raises serious doubts about the objectivity and independence of the Panel's work.
The Islamic Republic of Iran, therefore, firmly rejects the allegation and calls on the Panel to adhere to the principles of professionalism, impartiality, and accuracy required by its mandate.
I would be grateful if you would have the present letter circulated as an official document of the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of our highest consideration.