Iran holds US responsible for Israeli attack in June that killed over 1,000

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, wrote to top officials of the United Nations on Thursday, accusing the US of directing Israeli attacks on his country.

In a formal letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the president of the UN Security Council, Iran held Washington responsible for the Israeli attack in June that triggered a 12-day war. 

Araghchi described US President Donald Trump's recent remarks that he was "very much in charge" of the Israeli attack against Iran as clear evidence of US leadership and control over what he termed illegal actions by Israel.

The attack by Israel killed more than 1,000 people in Iran, including senior military commanders and prominent nuclear scientists.