The United States is destabilizing entire regions through its foreign policy and the use of military force abroad, said the permanent representative of Iran to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani.

"From its illegal invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan to its catastrophic intervention in Libya, the United States has ignored the UN Charter, shattered entire societies, and destabilized the region for decades. The people of these countries continue to pay the price for these reckless policies [by Washington]," the Iranian diplomat said.

Iravani spoke on Sunday at the UN Security Council emergency meeting, which was convened in connection with the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities early Sunday morning.