JAKARTA International Law expert at Muhammadiyah University Surabaya, Satria Unggul Wicaksana assessed that the Israeli military attack on an area known as Iran's base on June 13, 2025 was a violation of the basic principles of the United Nations Charter (UN) and is now triggering an escalation of global conflicts.
"In the UN Charter Article 2 Paragraph 4 it is emphasized that every member state must refrain from threats or use of force against territorial integrity or political independence of other countries. This attack clearly injures this principle," he said, Sunday, June 22, 2025.
According to him, although Israel claims the attack was aimed at preventing the strengthening of Iran's military amid a negotiation process between the United States and Iran, this kind of unilateral action could lead to wider tensions.
Moreover, Israel is not the first to carry out attacks on other countries, where previously they also carried out military operations to Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. The latest attack, called Rising Lion, is very dangerous because it could trigger the involvement of major allies such as Russia, China, and North Korea who are known to have close ties to Iran, "added Satria.
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He revealed that it is likely that Iran will exercise the right to defend itself as stipulated in Article 51 of the UN Charter, which allows countries to carry out self-defense or retaliation if attacked first. In this context, Israel's move could be considered a legitimate military aggression to be responded to according to international law.
He added that conflicts left behind without objective resolution by international institutions such as the UN Security Council are at risk of developing into global-scale wars. If countries that should act as mediators are unable to mediate or be objective, the potential for the eruption of the Third World War will become very real. We have to sit down this issue clearly, who did the attack first, he is the one who is responsible internationally," he said.
Satria emphasized that Israeli attacks on Iran could be categorized as aggression based on the 1974 United Nations General Assembly Resolution on Definition of Aggression, Article 5 Paragraph 1. If this conflict could be resolved through peaceful channels, such as through the International Court, it would certainly be better. But if not, we are standing on the verge of a global crisis that could develop into a major disaster," he concluded.
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