West’s anti-Iran double standards breed international distrust: Senior MP
Deputy speaker of Iran’s Parliament Hamid Reza Haji Babaei called the double standards of the European powers and the United States toward Iran as one of the most significant factors behind spreading distrust in the international system.
Speaking at the 151st session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday, Haji Babaei said a recent illegal move by France, Britain and Germany to trigger the “snapback” mechanism of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal lacks any legal basis and signals the “collapse of diplomacy and blind adherence” to the United States.
Referring to the 12-day war waged by Israel against Iran in June, he said, “Today, the world faces a multifaceted crisis — war, occupation, genocide, terrorism, unilateral sanctions, economic injustice, and environmental destruction — that threaten the foundations of human solidarity.”
Haji Babaei added that, “Talking about ‘humanitarian principles’ is not merely a moral necessity but a collective responsibility and binding obligation toward the global conscience that must not be held hostage by great powers.”
The Iranian official pointed to Israel’s crimes against Palestinians, saying that what is happening in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank is not only a violation of human rights but a blatant crime against humanity and an instance of organized genocide, continuing with the support of certain Western powers and the silence of international organizations.
“As a representative of a country that itself was directly targeted by the Zionist regime in June, I cannot remain silent in the face of the continuation of these crimes and blatant violations of international law. Today, we face a historic test of the global conscience. If the international community fails to hold the perpetrators of these atrocities accountable, the fire of these crimes will spread to other borders.”
Haji Babaei said that sometimes, oppression and aggression in the world reach a point where “opportunistic, bullying and arrogant behaviors” of the US regarding the recent cease-fire in Gaza, which itself is complicit in Israel’s crimes, “is considered a positive step.”