Baghaei: Normalizing use of force leads to collapse of global order

Tehran - BORNA - Reacting to new US sanctions against the ICC and threats to dismantle the tribunal, Baghaei wrote on the X social media platform: "Marco Rubio has threatened that if US allies do not rein in the ICC, Washington will dismantle it 'brick by brick'."

"Please remember the 1930s: the international order collapses not only as a result of aggression, but when the use of force is normalized and the world remains silent about it," he warned.

Addressing European nations, Baghaei questioned: "Europe must be asked: does standing by an ally mean defending international law and the post-WWII normative-institutional system, or joining them in dismantling them?!"

"If law and justice are sacrificed to appease an aggressive and bullying ally, talking about human rights and a rules-based international order will be nothing but an empty slogan," the Iranian diplomat concluded.

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