Tehran pushes back against Arab League remarks on Iran
Iran has strongly rejected a recent statement by Arab League foreign ministers, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports, citing IRNA.
In remarks issued late Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei called on the bloc to avoid adopting positions influenced by what he described as unilateral and unconstructive views of certain member states.
Baqaei reaffirmed Iran’s adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter, including the prohibition of the use of force and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations.
He stressed that Iran’s strikes on U.S. military installations in several countries along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf were conducted within the framework of the inherent right to self-defense, as outlined in Article 51 of the UN Charter. According to him, these actions were a response to what he described as military aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran.
The spokesperson also pointed to established norms of international law, including non-interference and the obligation of states not to allow their territory to be used for hostile actions against others. He added that regional governments which, in any capacity - whether by granting access, hosting bases, or providing logistical or intelligence support - have facilitated U.S. or Israeli military operations against Iran bear international responsibility for the consequences and should be held accountable.
As Qazinform News Agency reported previously, Iran rejected negotiations with the US "under the shadow of threats," Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Monday.