Pezeshkian: Disregard for Israeli aggression risks regional war
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said if the Israeli regime’s aggression had gone unanswered, it could have led to an all-out and uncontrollable war in the region.
Pezeshkian made the remarks on Friday through a videoconference at the fourth Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Belarus.
In the wake of the Israeli aggression on Iranian territory, the latter’s Armed Forces gave a legitimate response based on Article 51 of the UN Charter, he said.
Israel launched air strikes on Iran amid the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington about Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, he said.
Pezeshkian added that the military aggression by the US and the Israeli regime against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities, which have been under the full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is a flagrant violation of all international rules and regulations.
He also said that the aggression is considered an irreparable blow to the status of the nuclear non-proliferation regime by a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
He urged the international community, especially the UNSC and the IAEA, to adopt a more responsible approach toward aggressors and warmongers.
Pezeshkian noted that the policy of appeasement with the Israeli regime in times of systematic and repeated violations of human rights must be abandoned.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he touched on the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union, which he said could pave the way for the expansion of economic ties among the regional countries.
On June 13, the Israeli regime launched an unprovoked attack on Iran, striking nuclear, military, and civilian sites, killing over 600 people, including top military commanders, scientists, and civilians. Iran rapidly retaliated by launching 22 waves of retaliatory missile strikes in Operation True Promise III, resulting in significant damage across occupied territories.