Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei formally accused NATO of complicity in the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran on June 25, 2026. The accusation came with a demand for accountability.
The trigger was NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s public acknowledgment that alliance members had provided support for US military operations. That admission handed Iran a diplomatic opening, and Baqaei walked straight through it.
What Iran is actually arguing
Baqaei framed NATO’s involvement as a direct violation of international law and the UN Charter. Tehran is saying that any country that helped enable these strikes is legally on the hook for the consequences.
Those consequences are substantial. Iran reported over 3,400 deaths by late June 2026, with significant damage to both oil infrastructure and civilian sites.
