Tehran, Nov. 13 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asserted that Iran retains its legitimate right to self-defence under the United Nations Charter in response to military aggression, warning that allowing military might to override international law will jeopardise the security of all nations and undermine the global legal order.

In an opinion article written for Japan's Kyodo News, titled "The UN Charter Under Fire: Why US Attacks on Iran Violate International Law," Araghchi condemned the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran as a clear violation of sovereignty and established international norms.

Emphasising that Tehran holds the legal right to respond, he wrote, "Iran, for its part, retai...