📌 Tehran, IRNA — Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has described the Israeli regime as the main source of insecurity and instability in Asia, particularly West Asia, calling for its crimes to be condemned and for it to be expelled from the CICA mechanism.
Speaking at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday, Gharibabadi outlined Iran’s positions regarding regional and international developments, as well as the security situation in Asia.
He said today’s summit takes place at a time when Asia — despite its immense human, economic, and civilizational potential — faces a range of complex security threats.
“One of the most significant challenges currently facing the international order is the normalization of the use of force, alongside attempts to impose political will upon independent nations through military aggression, sanctions, and threats”, Gharibabadi said.
He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been subjected to military attacks — assaults that constitute a blatant violation of Iran’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity and run counter to the fundamental principles of international law, international humanitarian law, and the United Nations Charter.
“Since February 28, our nation has — for the second time in the past 16 months — faced illegal military aggression by the United States and the Zionist regime, an act of aggression that was launched precisely while intensive diplomatic negotiations were underway,” he said.
Gharibabadi noted, “On the very first day of this aggression, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution was martyred, and many of our compatriots — including 168 innocent schoolchildren from the Shajareh Tayyebah school in Minab — lost their lives. Peaceful nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as vital civilian infrastructure, were targeted. In response to this aggression, Iran has exercised its inherent right to legitimate self-defense, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter. We are not a warmongering nation, but any act of aggression will be met with a decisive response from us.”
The Iranian deputy foreign minister described the United States and the Zionist regime as the primary sources of insecurity and lawlessness in the world, warning that if the international community fails to stop them today, their aggressions will extend to all independent nations.
The US considers itself the law and has dismantled international regimes; meanwhile, the Zionist regime is not a party to any international disarmament or arms control treaties, has developed all types of weapons of mass destruction, has launched military attacks against its neighbors and other nations in West Asia, and has become the embodiment of aggression and malevolence both regionally and globally, Gharibabadi said.
He added that the Zionist regime’s military actions, continued occupation of Palestinian territories, violation of the rights of the Palestinian people, and escalation of tensions in Lebanon, Syria, as well as other parts of the region are key factors contributing to instability in West Asia.
The expansion of military confrontation and threats of attack against regional countries increase the risk of involving additional actors and spreading the crisis to other parts of Asia, he said, adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that one cannot speak of sustainable security in Asia while remaining ind . . .
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