{"id":3297,"date":"2024-10-23T15:21:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/?p=3297"},"modified":"2024-10-24T00:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T00:59:41","slug":"irans-strikes-on-israel-show-its-commitment-to-international-law-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/irans-strikes-on-israel-show-its-commitment-to-international-law-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s strikes on Israel show its commitment to international law \u2013 official"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tehran has an inherent right to self-defense and will continue to exercise it, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Tehran has the right to self-defense, and its recent strikes on Israel have demonstrated its \u201ccommitment to international law,\u201d<\/em> Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, a senior adviser to Iran\u2019s foreign minister, has said.<\/p>\n Kadkhodaei slammed Israel\u2019s\u00a0aggression in the Palestinian territories, citing UN resolutions and rulings by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which have repeatedly condemned the enduring occupation.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe forcible seizure of Palestinian territories by Israel does not grant sovereignty to the occupying power… States must not recognize or maintain this illegal situation and must take positive action to end the occupation,\u201d<\/em> Kadkhodaei said, urging the international community to press Israel into ending the fighting in Gaza and southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven the numerous war crimes committed by Israeli soldiers, the international community should exert pressure on the regime to end the war. This can be achieved by cutting off military and financial aid to Israel and demanding a ceasefire.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The October 1\u00a0 missile barrage fired by Tehran into Israel was conducted in full compliance with international law and constituted Iran\u2019s \u201cinherent right to self-defense\u201d<\/em> exercised in the wake of \u201crepeated Israeli attacks and the UN Security Council\u2019s failure to act,\u201d<\/em> the senior adviser said.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n