Iran urges UN to condemn aggressors, hold them accountable for war crimes – SUCH TV
The Iranian foreign minister has called on the United Nations to condemn the US and the Israeli regime for waging an illegal war on the Islamic Republic and hold the regimes accountable for their crimes.
Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in a phone conversation on Thursday with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the sides discussed the latest developments and the atrocities that the invading coalition is committing against Iran.
Araghchi urged the UN to take serious action and adopt decisive and clear positions towards honoring its inherent duty to protect international peace and security by denouncing the aggressors and bringing them to account.
Referring to the brutal US-Israeli attacks on civilian sites, including schools, hospitals, cultural and historical monuments, public places and residential areas, the top Iranian diplomat reminded the UN of its responsibility to pursue the flagrant violation of the UN Charter and international law, including human rights law and international humanitarian law.
He further criticized those who are calling for Tehran to show restraint or end the war.
“The fact should not be ignored that it was the United States and the Zionist regime, which launched the military aggression against Iran and imposed the war on the region and the world, betraying diplomacy once again and endangering security and interests of all regional countries,” he said.
The criminal US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.
The Iranian armed forces have responded by launching almost daily missile and drone operations targeting locations in the Israelioccupied territories as well as US military bases and assets across the region.
They have also blocked the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas tankers affiliated with the adversaries and those cooperating with them.
Araghchi said that insecurity in the strategic waterway, lying between the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, is the direct result of the American-Zionist aggression against Iran.
“Transit prohibition for vessels belonging or linked to the enemies and their allies is the legal right of Iran as a coastal country. Related authorities of the Islamic Republic have taken necessary measures to provide maritime security and safety in the waterway.”
He also emphasized Iran’s resolve to continue the legitimate defense of its national security and sovereignty, as well as territorial integrity.
Guterres, for his part, stressed the UN’s principled position on the need for respecting countries’ national sovereignty and territorial integrity, expressing concerns about the continuation of the war and killings in the region.
