Tehran: Iran has demanded compensation from five Arab countries, accusing them of facilitating “US-Israeli aggression” by allowing their territories to be used for attacks against the country, according to state media.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN Security Council President Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Iran’s Ambassador Amir-Saeid Iravani rejected compensation claims made by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Jordan.

The letter said that under the current circumstances, these countries “cannot lawfully invoke Article 51 of the UN Charter (the right to self-defence) vis-a-vis Iran as they facilitated the US-Israel aggression.”

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Tehran asserted that it is “the victim of aggression” and is exercising its inherent right of self-defence, the envoy wrote.

According to the communication, in some instances, “ unlawful armed attacks against civilian targets inside Iran have been carried out directly by those states.”

Iran’s mission also called on the five countries to immediately halt “internationally wrongful acts” by allowing their territories to be used for attacks and, in certain cases, participating directly in such actions.

The development comes amid a deepening standoff involving the United States and Iran, with Washington declaring a blockade on Iranian ports and Tehran warning it could target sites across the region.

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Although a ceasefire announced last week appeared to hold, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have raised fears of renewed conflict and wider economic disruption.

Talks aimed at ending the conflict, which began on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran, failed to yield a breakthrough, though Pakistan has proposed hosting another round in the coming days.

The conflict, now in its seventh week, has disrupted global markets and energy supplies, with Iran curtailing maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments.

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused Iran of using control over the strait as “blackmail and extortion,” warning that “if any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED.”

Iran, however, signalled retaliation. “If you fight, we will fight," Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said in a statement addressed to Trump.

Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts continue on multiple fronts, including planned talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, even as hostilities persist in parts of the region.