From USA TODAY.

Ambassadors to the United Nations from Iran and Israel but read statements full of accusations about each side following attacks and counterattacks in both nations as well as strikes neighboring ones in the Middle East.

Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani denounced US-Israeli military strikes across his country as a "war crime," while Israel’s ambassador Danny Danon described the move as a "necessity."

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/28/iran-us-military-bases/88919457007/

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