Pezeshkian vows to hold US, Israel accountable for their crimes
Iranian president said on Friday that the US and Israeli aggression against Iran constituted a clear violation of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, vowing that Tehran would hold them and their supporters accountable for their crimes.
Masoud Pezeshkian made the remarks in separate meetings with foreign delegations from China, Namibia and Afghanistan and officials who traveled to Tehran to attend the funeral ceremony of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Pezeshkian said the US and Israeli attacks killed a number of military commanders, government officials, scientists and innocent civilians. He said strikes on civilian facilities and the killing of civilians represented a blatant breach of internationally accepted rules.
"The actions taken against the Islamic Republic of Iran were a clear violation of the fundamental principles of the UN Charter, peremptory norms of international law, the principle of respect for national sovereignty, and all international humanitarian law standards," Pezeshkian said.
He said Iran will pursue the crimes and hold perpetrators and their supporters accountable in international forums and institutions using all legal and diplomatic capacities.
The Iranian president emphasized that Iran remains committed to expanding relations with its neighbors based on good neighborliness, mutual respect and shared interests.
"No country should allow its territory, facilities, or capacities to be used by aggressors against the Iranian nation," he said.
The Chinese, Namibian and Afghan delegations, in their meetings with Pezeshkian, conveyed condolences from their leaders, emphasized respect for Iran's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and called for expanded bilateral cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields.
The Iranian president also held separate meetings with the leaders of Armenia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Iraq.
During the meetings, Pezeshkian thanked the leaders for their presence in the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Khamenei and appreciated their empathy and the countries’ support for the Islamic Republic during the recent US-Israeli aggression against Iran.