Senior MP says US paralyzing int’l bodies to control global resources
Iran’s deputy parliament speaker said on Monday that the United States is deliberately weakening, discrediting and even paralyzing international organizations in a bid to control natural resources, wealth, markets, and strategic capacities of other countries, especially in Asia’s strategic regions.
Hamidreza Haji Babaei made the remarks in an address to the main plenary of the 16th General Assembly of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in Bharain’s capital, Manama.
“The message of this policy is clear: no country, regardless of its size, power, or history of relations with the United States, will be immune from excessive demands, pressure, and threats”.
He said the United Nations Security Council, specialized international forums, human rights bodies and other international bodies are now facing pressure, sanctions and threats from the US.
Haji Babaei said that Iran has been one of the main targets of this US “malicious strategy.”
“Actions by the United States that are contrary to the UN Charter — including threats to use force, illegal sanctions, and direct and indirect aggressive measures against my country — have intensified in recent years”, particularly in the recent months, he added.
The direct military attack by the US on peaceful nuclear facilities of Iran in June “is a clear example of this lawlessness.”