IRAN CALLS FOR UN INTERVENTION OVER US AGGRESSION AND BLOCKADE - ISLAMIC INVITATION TURKEY

What happened: Iran's UN ambassador Gholamhossein Darzi sent a letter to the UN secretary-general and Security Council president urging the UN to press the United States to end military action and a naval blockade against Iran. Key numbers: Letter sent Wednesday. War launched February 28; ceasefire April 8; Islamabad Memorandum signed June 17; U.S. airstrikes and blockade in July. Why it matters: Darzi asked the UN to condemn U.S. actions as violations of the UN Charter and to urge member states not to enforce unilateral U.S. sanctions. Iran also announced closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's UN ambassador Gholamhossein Darzi sent a letter to the UN secretary-general and Security Council president urging the UN to press the United States to end military action and a naval blockade against Iran.

Darzi asked the UN to condemn U.S. actions as violations of the UN Charter and to urge member states not to enforce unilateral U.S. sanctions. Iran also announced closure of the Strait of Hormuz.