Iran calls on global community to stop genocide in Gaza, Lebanon

The Islamic Republic of Iran has called on the global community to stop the Israeli regime’s genocide, war, and ag­gression against Gaza and Lebanon, and to rein in the regime’s warmongering.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran, recalling the respon­sibility of each and every member State of the United Nations, the member States of the “Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,” and the member States of the “Four Geneva Conven­tions of 1949,” emphasizes the urgent need for col­lective action in response to the gross violations of international law, the UN Charter, the Genocide Con­vention, and international humanitarian law, which are simultaneously considered serious breaches of interna­tional peace and security,” it added.

This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic issued by the Iran Embassy in Accra copied the Ghanaian Times.

The statement condemns “in the strongest terms” the Zionist regime’s acts of aggression against a number of military sites in Iran as a blatant violation of inter­national law and the United Nations Charter, particularly the principle prohibiting the threat or use of force against the territorial integ­rity and national sovereignty of countries.

“As repeatedly empha­sized by the competent authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on the inherent right of self-de­fense, as also reflected in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers itself entitled and obliged to defend against acts of external aggression.”

“It emphasizes the individual and collective responsibility of all region­al countries to safeguard regional peace and stability and expresses gratitude to all peace-loving countries in the region and beyond who have condemned Israel’s aggressive actions and expressed their disgust over the regime’s warmon­gering posture.”

The statement added that the continuation of occupation, illegal actions, and crimes by the Zion­ist regime in the region, particularly the genocide against the Palestinian peo­ple and aggression against Lebanon–perpetuated by comprehensive military and political support from the United States and certain other Western countries – remains the main cause of tension and insecurity in the region.

SOURCE: AI

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