Iran Condemns US Sanctions on Ambassador to Beirut, Labels Move as Undermining Lebanese Sovereignty
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while condemning the US action to sanction Iran’s ambassador to Beirut and a number of Lebanese officials and citizens, described these measures as aimed at undermining Lebanon’s national sovereignty and as further evidence of the continued complicity between the US administration and Israel in perpetuating military aggression and committing heinous crimes against Lebanon.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated in a communiqué on Friday that the US action to sanction Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani, the designated ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Beirut, is another example of the lawlessness and disregard by the US administration for the established principles of international law and the United Nations Charter, particularly the fundamental principle of respect for the national sovereignty of states.The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday night on nine individuals on charges of supporting Hezbollah and undermining Lebanon’s sovereignty, claiming that these individuals are helping Hezbollah continue what it called "disruption of the peace process and reconstruction in Lebanon."Accordingly, a number of Hezbollah members of the Lebanese Parliament, officials from the Amal Movement, and several Lebanese military and security officials have also been sanctioned.The communiqué stated: These contemptible actions are aimed at undermining Lebanon’s national sovereignty and sowing discord within Lebanese society, and are indicative of the continued complicity of the US administration with the aggressive and occupying Zionist regime in perpetuating military aggression and committing heinous crimes against Lebanon.
The communiqué added: There is no doubt that the various Lebanese groups and factions, by preserving national unity and cohesion, will defend Lebanon’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and by repelling the aggressions and ending the Zionist regime’s occupation of Lebanon, they will thwart this regime in achieving its nefarious goals.The communiqué concluded: The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to strengthen its friendly and historic relations with the Republic of Lebanon across various dimensions, in line with the interests of the two nations.
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