Speaking at a public session of Congress on Sunday, Foreign Minister Ghalibaf said the US president’s admission of responsibility for the attack on Israel was a clear violation of international law, the United Nations Charter and Iran’s national sovereignty.
On behalf of the Iranian people, he strongly condemned this “heinous act” and declared that the United States has an obligation under international law to live up to the consequences of this blatant act of aggression, which resulted in the martyrdom of many Iranian people.
Foreign Minister Ghalibaf stressed that the Iranian people are united and determined in the face of all threats, and insisted that the aggressors will be held accountable for their hostilities.
On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran, assassinating numerous senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
More than a week later, the United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities, in serious violation of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
On June 24, Iran successfully thwarted an illegal attack through successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the United States.
Speaking at the White House on Thursday night, President Trump appeared to take full responsibility for what Washington had previously called Israel’s exclusive actions.
“Israel attacked first. That attack was very powerful. I was in charge of it,” he said.
Since the invasion, President Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the outcome, claiming that the United States had “completely eliminated” Iran’s nuclear program. His comments Thursday went further, suggesting he had been plotting the war all along.
US President Donrad Trump has long campaigned as a “peace” candidate, arguing that he opposes starting new wars.
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