Tehran - BORNA - Esmaeil Baghaei, speaking on Monday morning at a commemoration event for United Nations Day and the upcoming 80th anniversary of the UN’s founding, held at the Center for Political and International Studies of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, pointed to the non-adherence of some governments to the principles and Charter of the United Nations.
"Unfortunately, from the very early years of the UN’s establishment, its goals and Charter have been repeatedly subjected to encroachment, arbitrary interpretations, and abuse by those who have failed to free themselves from the mentality and perception of past self-superiority," the spokesperson stated.
The senior diplomat of the Islamic Republic of Iran asserted: "The United States and some of its allies are the biggest violators of the United Nations Charter."
The UN as a Symbol of Learning from Past Pains
Baghaei further stated in his address: "The United Nations is not only simply the largest and the only universal symbol for safeguarding peace and strengthening cooperation, and promoting development and prosperity on the global stage, but it is also a clear symbol of humanity’s learning from past pains and sufferings."
He emphasized that Iran is a steadfast supporter of peace and stability and a defender of the UN Charter, acting as a responsible and influential member in upholding it.
"We believe in a United Nations that truly represents all nations," Baghaei added.
Focus on Recent Violations and US Complicity
Continuing his remarks, Baghaei pointed to the repeated violations of the UN Charter by certain governments, especially in recent years, and noted: "It must be explicitly stated that the United States and some of its allies are the biggest violators of the principles and objectives of the UN Charter."
"It is enough to consider the actions of this country [the US] and the party which, by the explicit admission of the U.S. President, is considered its proxy," he added. "Over the past two years, concurrently with the commission of the biggest continuous genocide in history in occupied Palestine, the Zionist regime has launched military attacks against several countries, committed terrorist acts, and occupied the territory of two countries."
Baghaei stressed that "all these flagrant violations of the principles and objectives of the Charter have been accompanied by the support and complicity of the United States and some European parties, creating a kind of absolute impunity for the occupying regime." He further pointed out that the U.S. has even proceeded to "sanction and threaten the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ)" for addressing the crimes committed in Gaza.
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