Waltz calls out Iranian diplomat at UN following drone strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz scolded Iran during this week's UN Security Council meeting, saying Tehran "will not silence" the assemblage pursuing claims by the Islamic Republic's typical that assembly members were spreading falsehoods astir its caller onslaught targeting neighboring Gulf states.

"Let maine punctual you wherever you are," Waltz told Iranian diplomat Amir Saeid Iravani. "This is the United States of America. This is the United Nations Security Council. You volition not soundlessness this body."

Waltz's remarks came during an exigency gathering of the assembly successful effect to drone and rocket attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait connected Sunday pursuing caller U.S. airstrikes against Iran.

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz holds up images helium said shows the aftermath of Iranian drone and rocket attacks connected Bahrain and Kuwait. (U.N. Security Council)

During his remarks, Iravani argued that the assembly should not person met, portion accusing the U.S., Bahrain and different members of lying.

"Once again, the typical of the United States has resorted to lies and disinformation against Iran successful a hopeless effort to warrant the US's unlawful acts of aggression," Iravani said.

He besides rejected the "unfounded accusations made by definite Western members of the Council and the typical of Bahrain."

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Ambassador Amir-Saeid Iravani of Iran speaks during Security Council gathering aft members voted connected draught solution connected reopening of Strait of Hormuz astatine UN Headquarters. (Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"Instead of addressing the basal origin of the existent crisis, they person ignored the unlawful aggression committed against Iran and sought to displacement blasted onto the victim," helium added. "Their treble standards and hypocritical behaviour person deprived them of immoderate credibility to lecture others," Iravani stressed.

In a station connected X, Waltz reiterated his position.

"Iran volition not soundlessness america connected our ain soil," helium wrote. "That mightiness enactment successful Tehran, but not successful the UN Security Council. We volition archer the truth."

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Firefighters enactment to extinguish occurrence successful the aftermath of Iranian drone attacks, according to Bahrain's Interior Ministry, astatine a determination fixed arsenic Bahrain, successful this handout representation released connected June 11, 2026. (Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain/Handout via Reuters)

During the exchange, Waltz held up what helium said were images of the aftermath of the Iranian attacks, including a household whose location successful Bahrain was destroyed by a Shahed drone, a edifice afloat of tourists that was besides hit, and a gathering utilized by archetypal responders that Waltz said was deliberately targeted.

"Are they lying?" Waltz said of the victims of the attack. "Is this hypocrisy? Is this what this assembly is present to denounce today? I inquire the representative, are these lies? … I'd accidental not."

Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Bahrain's curate of overseas affairs, said that since Feb. 28, the land federation has been subjected to a full of 808 attacks, comprising 203 ballistic missiles and 605 equipped drones.

"These attacks deliberately targeted civilian facilities, captious infrastructure and residential areas, resulting successful the deaths of 3 guiltless civilians and injuries to 465 others," helium said, disputing Tehran's assertion that its aggression is directed solely against subject objectives.

Washington and Tehran person repeatedly accused each different of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement. On June 27, President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket and drone retention locations, and coastal radar sites, aft Iran violated the deal.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks aft the United Nations Security Council voted connected a solution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz, during a UN Security Council gathering connected Iran and the Middle East astatine UN office successful New York connected April 7, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)

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The exchanges of occurrence began erstwhile an Iranian drone struck a merchant vas disconnected Oman past week and the U.S. subject retaliated, officials said.

"It is precise imaginable that they volition ne'er learn! There whitethorn travel a constituent erstwhile we are nary longer capable to beryllium reasonable, and volition beryllium forced to militarily implicit the occupation that we precise successfully started," Trump wrote connected Truth Social. "If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran volition nary longer exist!"