Irvani: We have never sought to bring our differences with America to the territory of Iraq

According to the foreign policy group of Fars news agency, Amir Saeed Irvani, the ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, on Tuesday morning, 17th of February, Tehran time, in the meeting of the Security Council regarding: “Threat to international peace and security” During a speech while strongly condemning the recent US military attacks on the territory of Iraq and Syria, he stated: the US military action is illegal and unjustified and clearly violates the norms and basic principles of international law, the United Nations Charter, especially the fourth paragraph of Article 2 of the Charter, and is also a violation The territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Iraq and Syria are obvious. and Bahrain have attacked Houthi targets in Yemen. The spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces also announced that the United States and England have carried out 48 airstrikes on Yemen in the past hours, including: 13 attacks on Sana’a, 9 attacks on Hodeidah province, 11 attacks on Taiz province, 7 attacks on Bayda province, 7 An attack on Hajja province and an attack on Saada province.

In this regard, Amir Saeed Irvani, referring to the recent US and British attacks on Yemen, which was repeated several times, said: Iran also takes actions Strongly condemns the joint US-UK military operation against Yemen, which is a clear violation of the UN Charter and international law. In addition, the United States and the United Kingdom have clearly abused Security Council Resolution 2722 (2024). endangers the peace and security of the region and is also a serious threat to international peace and security, he stated: The United States and the United Kingdom must assume their international responsibility for committing the crime of aggression.

Irvani called the argument and justification of invoking Article 51 as the basis of these aggressions lacking a solid legal basis and added that invoking this principle cannot legitimize these illegal actions.

Referring to the baseless accusations of the Americans in blaming Iran, he continued: Today in this hall, America and England made another desperate attempt to divert attention from the main cause of the current situation in the region by accusing and blaming Iran. It is regrettable that the United States, as a permanent member of the Security Council, has not fulfilled its obligations under the United Nations Charter. Expressing his deep concern about the spillover of tensions in the region while continuing to play a destabilizing role in the region, he added: The United States continues to occupy Syrian territory, loot Syrian property and resources, and support separatists and terrorist groups. . In addition, the Syrian people are facing economic problems and a humanitarian crisis as a result of the hostile and harmful actions of the United States and the imposition of illegal sanctions.

He said that all these actions violate the laws. international, the United Nations Charter and related resolutions of the Security Council, noted: The Syrian Arab Republic has officially and repeatedly protested these violations and has asked the Security Council to stop such illegal actions and end the American occupation. In Iraq, after its illegal military intervention in 2003, the United States and the so-called coalition ignored the opinions and demands of Iraqis and continued their illegal activities and presence under the name of fighting terrorism.

* America and NATO respect the Iraqi government’s decision to end military presence

Irvani clarified: The United States and NATO must respect the Iraqi government’s decision to end the military presence and withdraw troops from the country.

This senior Iranian diplomat mentioned this point. that all the resistance groups in the region are independent, he added: the motivation of their decisions and actions is based on their legitimate rights under international laws, which is in response to the illegal presence of America in their lands and in line with stopping the genocide in Gaza and ending the occupied Palestinian territories. Therefore, any attempt to attribute these actions to Iran or its armed forces is misleading, baseless and unacceptable.

He clarified that Iran has no military presence in Iraq and no bases and military advisors. In Syria, Iranian military advisors are legally present since they have been officially invited by the Syrian government to fight terrorism. Iraq and Syria have been attacked, it was baseless and is hereby denied; Such claims are made to divert attention from America’s aggressive actions. not on the territory of Iraq

He stated that Iran never sought to bring its differences with the US to the territory of Iraq and that independence, national sovereignty and territorial integrity Iraq is committed, he added: “Such an issue is the fundamental position of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” The current situation in the region is occupation, aggression, genocide and horrible crimes committed by the Israeli regime with the support of the United States against innocent Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. It is all about the occupying regime and preventing any effective international action to make this regime accountable.

According to Fars report, Irvani also said: while more than four months of the occupation regime’s genocide against The oppressed people of Palestine are suffering, America has not only actively cooperated with the Zionist regime in the genocide of Palestinians, but now it is trying to divert the attention of the international community towards the genocide of Palestinians by escalating tensions in other parts of the region.

The representative of Iran noted: We believe that the only solution to end the conflict in the region and prevent the spillover of war is to return to obligations based on international laws; It means forcing Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza, establishing an immediate ceasefire, ending the presence of American forces in Iraq and Syria, and exerting pressure to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the Israeli regime.

Erwani added: “Instead of blaming others and simply urging other members to exercise restraint, the United States should force the Israeli regime to stop the genocide in Gaza and comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law.” Likewise, the United States should end its obstruction of the UN Security Council and allow Algeria’s proposed draft resolution focusing on a Gaza ceasefire to pass. This approach is in line with the broader goal of restoring peace and stability in the region while addressing existing humanitarian concerns.

In the end, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative reiterated that if Iran threatens, If faced with an attack or aggression that affects its security, national interests or people, it will not hesitate to respond decisively in using its inherent rights under international laws and the UN Charter.

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