Iranian Foreign Ministry: Zionist aggression on military sites is a flagrant violation of international law

INA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemned, on Saturday, the aggressive action carried out by the Zionist entity against a number of military sites, considering it a flagrant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.
 
The ministry said in a statement that it "strongly condemns the aggressive action carried out by the Zionist entity against a number of military sites in Iran, considering aggression a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter, especially the principle of preventing the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of states."
 
 It added: "As has been repeatedly emphasized by the competent authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran believes, based on its inherent right to legitimate defense, as stipulated in Article 51 of the UN Charter, that it has the right and duty to defend itself against external acts of aggression."
 
The Islamic Republic of Iran, according to the statement, "relying on all the material and moral capabilities of its people to defend its security and vital interests, and aware of its responsibilities towards regional peace and security, emphasizes the individual and collective responsibility of all countries in the region to protect regional peace and stability, expressing its gratitude to "all peace-loving countries in the region and beyond that have condemned and expressed their denunciation of the aggressive action of the occupying Zionist entity, in light of their awareness of the current critical circumstances."
 
It continued: "There is no doubt that the continuation of the occupation, illegal violations, and crimes of the Zionist entity in the region, especially its crimes against the Palestinian people and its aggression against Lebanon - which continue with comprehensive military and political support from America and some Western countries - constitute the main cause of tension and insecurity in the region."
 
The statement continued: "There is no doubt that the continuation of the occupation, illegal violations, and crimes of the Zionist entity in the region, especially its crimes against the Palestinian people and its aggression against Lebanon - which continue with comprehensive military and political support from America and some Western countries - constitute the main cause of tension and insecurity in the region."
 
According to the statement, the Islamic Republic of Iran reminded all member states of the United Nations and parties of their responsibility in the "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide" and the "Four Geneva Conventions of 1949", to take urgent and collective action to confront the serious violations of international law and the UN Charter, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and international humanitarian law, which at the same time constitute a serious violation of international peace and security."
 
It stressed "the need for immediate and urgent action by the international community to stop genocide, war and aggression against Gaza and Lebanon, and to curb the belligerence of the Zionist entity."