Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Iran’s top diplomat said Iran was exposed to an attack that could never be justified, and the justification of the attack was equivalent to accomplice.
“We were to arrive at a very promising agreement on our nuclear program to meet Americans on June 15th,” he said elsewhere in his remarks.
He went on to say that attacking nuclear facilities is a major war crime, especially given the risk of environmental and public health disasters due to the release of radiation materials.
“I stand in front of this honorable body and remind myself that all members and observers of the Human Rights Council have a legal and moral obligation to oppose this great injustice. The Israeli regime has launched an unattacked attack on Iran.
“This is an unjust war that has been imposed on my people since the morning of Friday, June 13th. A war in which Israel committed a series of illegal and criminal operations against undelegated military personnel, university professors and ordinary people.”
“Hundreds of my fellow countrymen have been killed or injured after terrorist attacks and terrorist operations on residential areas, public infrastructure, hospitals, medical centres, and even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Our peaceful nuclear facilities are also being targeted.
He emphasized that Iran, one of the founding members of the UN system, had a righteous expectation that its UN member states would support justice, the rule of law, and fundamental principles of humanity and morality. “Iran was brutally invaded.
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