New York, June 23 -- Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, on Sunday accused Israel of sabotaging diplomatic efforts and warned that the Iranian military would determine the "timing, nature, and scale" of its response to recent attacks by the United States and Israel.

His remarks came during an emergency special session of the Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York on Sunday (local time), convened under the agenda item "Threats to international peace and security."

"Even though Iran reserves its full and legitimate right under international law to defend itself against this blatant US aggression and its Israeli proxy, the timing, nature, and scale of Iran's proportionate response will be decided by its ar...