Pezeshkian Slams Regional Countries for Facilitating US Attacks on Iran
President Masoud Pezeshkian slammed regional states for allowing the United States to use their soil to attack Iran, stressing that the action is in violation of international law and good neighborliness.
During a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron late Sunday, Pezeshkian detailed the dimensions of ongoing unlawful US and Israeli assault against Iran, emphasizing that the aggressors continue their raids against various targets, including civilian centers.The president specifically referenced recent strikes against two Iranian islands, Kharg Island and Abu Musa Island, stressing that these attacks were launched from the territory of certain Persian Gulf countries."These attacks have been carried out using the territory of some Persian Gulf countries," Pezeshkian stated, adding, "Placing land and facilities at America's disposal for brutal attacks against Iran conflicts with international law and the principle of good neighborliness".Pezeshkian emphasized that while Iran has never sought tension or conflict, its response to onslaught will be decisive.
The joint US-Israeli aggression against Iran, which was launched in late February with the assassination of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and a number of senior military commanders, constitutes a flagrant violation of Iran’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.More than 1,300 civilians, including nearly 200 children, were martyred in the assault, and non-military sites like schools and hospitals were attacked.Within the framework of their legitimate response, Iranian Armed Forces immediately conducted forceful missile and drone strikes against US interests in the region and Israeli assets in the occupied territories.
"The Iranian nation, government, and armed forces have never sought tension and conflict, but we have no hesitation in confronting aggressors and in the decisive and legitimate defense of our territorial integrity and national security, backed by popular support and relying on national capabilities," he asserted.The Iranian president identified the root causes of insecurity and instability in the region as the hostile actions of the Zionist regime, the perpetration of massacres in Gaza and Lebanon, and the initiation of two imposed wars with American participation against Iran.He criticized the destructive policy of certain European countries in supporting the crimes of the Zionist regime and the United States in the region, calling on them to adhere to international law and the rule of law globally.
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