Non-punishment of evil and continuation of evil

Mehr News, International Group: The Zionist regime, in continuation of its regional evils, which intensified after the Al-Aqsa storm operation, targeted the Iranian consulate office in Damascus, Syria. In this attack, which took place on Monday evening, the Zionist regime targeted Iran’s diplomatic building from the side of the occupied Golan. In this attack, a part of the consular building, the ambassador’s residence and parts of the Iranian embassy were targeted and destroyed. In this attack, seven diplomats and advisers of the Islamic Republic of Iran were martyred along with six Syrians. Major General Mohammad Reza Zahedi is one of the commanders of Quds Force and General Mohammad Hadi Haj Rahimi are among the martyrs. The noteworthy point in between is Tel Aviv’s wickedness and the regime’s lack of fear in targeting diplomatic places in the context of the international community’s indifference to punishing this regime.

Devaluing the principle of immunity of diplomatic places

Diplomatic immunity means that the dignity and rights of a place or a person cannot be violated. The sanctity of a place means not entering it without permission, and the sanctity of a person means not violating his freedom and rights. Based on this, the immunity of the embassy from attack has never been doubted and no domestic law can provide otherwise. All experts and international laws are unanimous on this immunity, and for this reason, it is stipulated in all diplomatic treaties and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic and Consular Rights approved in 1961 has also established it absolutely and unconditionally. Article 22 refers to the immunity of diplomatic places and Article 29 refers to the immunity of the official.

As it is clear in the above articles, attacks on diplomatic and consular centers in all countries of the world and in all countries Any form is absolutely prohibited. Attacks on diplomatic centers have different types. Sometimes, in the conditions of internal tension and conflict, the diplomatic places of a government in another country are attacked by protesting people. Such as targeting the American embassy in Iraq, attacking the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and attacking the Turkish embassy in Russia. Sometimes the diplomatic places of a government in another country are attacked by extremist groups. An example of this case is the attack on Iranian consular offices and embassies in some European countries in recent years. However, the deterioration of this issue increases when the diplomatic places of a government in another country are attacked by a third party. The Zionist regime’s attack on the Iranian consulate is a recent one.

The main reason for this approach of the Zionist regime in the view of this analysis is, on the one hand, failure and failure to realize the goals of the regime After Operation Storm, it was aimed at occupying Gaza and completely eliminating the Hamas resistance force. On the other hand, the desirable approach of the Zionist regime, which is close to the view of the extremists in America, is to expand this war to the regional level.

On the other hand, after increasing migrations from the occupied territories and internal protests in the occupied territories against Netanyahu’s policies to Especially after the failure to free the Zionist prisoners from Hamas, Prime Minister Netanyahu is trying to increase the burden of internal attacks against him in the form of terror operations.

Not punishing the aggressor and repeating the violation

The Zionist regime’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria is a dangerous innovation in international law. Now, if we take a close look at the issue, we can say that the occupying regime’s policy of encroaching on diplomatic missions, especially Iranian missions, is unprecedented. In July 1982, the regime kidnapped four Iranian diplomats on the way from Beirut to Tripoli by the Falange party, which had a close relationship and cooperation with the armed forces of the Zionist regime. Minutes after the kidnapping of the Iranian diplomats, the Zionist regime radio announced that “General Ahmed Metouslian, the designer of the Fatah Al-Mabin and Beit al-Maqdis operations, was captured at the Berberi checkpoint”

In addition to this precedent, the policy of ruthless assassinations in other countries, including Syria and Lebanon, especially in recent times It is part of the war expansion strategy of this regime beyond the occupied territories. This approach of the regime was repeated last December in the assassination of Seyed Rezi Mousavi. Mousavi was a diplomat and second advisor at the Iranian embassy in Syria and had a passport and diplomatic residence. with the difference that he was not present at his workplace in the Iranian embassy, ​​but was present at his home when he was targeted by three rockets from the Zionist regime and in He was martyred after the destruction of the building.

However, it seems that what most led to the extreme approach of the regime and the rejection of international red lines in the attack on the diplomatic center and the pursuit of the policy of terror in the embassy It has become a country that is considered as its soil and territorial territory, it is the immunity of this regime from punishment by other great powers. In fact, instead of international laws having immunity and enforceability, this is the aggressor actor who has benefited from immunity for his crime. In the current situation, diplomats around the world are concerned that diplomatic facilities are now considered legitimate targets.

Attack on diplomatic facilities Introduction More crimes

According to an unwritten principle of law, indifference to basic principles and rules leads to more indifference of actors to It will be at your own risk in wars. International laws have two categories of rules, the first category is called primary rules or treaty rights and the second category is called secondary rules or responsibility rights. In the international field and diplomatic law, it is usually these secondary rules that make it difficult to enforce law. This is despite the fact that if in a legal issue (such as the Gaza war), the primary rules in implementation are considered unimportant by the hostile actors, the implementation of international responsibility (secondary rules) becomes difficult.

According to the field conditions of the Zionist regime, it seems that such a situation is now ruling the Tel Aviv regime. This means that the indifference of the regime towards the basic rules (immunity of places and persons in diplomatic positions) in the current situation that more than six months have passed since the war, along with all the crimes of this regime, means the increasing trend of the crimes of the regime in indifference to Establishing a ceasefire, mass executions and killings, attacks on medical centers, etc. In this process, the mere condemnation of such attacks by countries and even the holding of a meeting of the Security Council is not enough, and it is necessary to emphasize above all the issue of the Zionist regime being an aggressor under Chapter Seven.

Result

The crime of the Zionist regime in attacking the Iranian embassy and consulate in Syria and the failure of many countries to respond correctly and international institutions, it is a sign that diplomatic immunity has become worthless for this regime. Although these attacks can be seen as the result of Tel Aviv’s defeats in the field against Hamas and the redoubled efforts to drag Iran into war and thus gain more support from Europe and the United States, more importantly, it is necessary to express a global reaction against the regime. Apart from Iran’s right to respond to this aggression based on the principle of reciprocity, but the world’s lack of proper understanding of the regime’s behavior as a result of the killing of more than 33 thousand Palestinians, and as a result, leaving these actions unanswered under the pretext of military use of diplomatic places, is a great danger for It is the continuation of governments and it can leave the hands of this regime free to commit more crimes.

Sajad Moradi Kalardeh; Researcher of international relations