Certain Europeans in No Position to Comment on Int’l Law: Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman deplored a recent statement from the EU foreign policy chief, saying a number of European governments that have violated international norms lack the competence to advise others to respect international law.
Nasser Kanaani made the remarks on Tuesday after the EU council imposed the restrictive measures on 32 Iranian individuals and two entities over what the bloc called Tehran's crackdown on recent riots.
The European states, which have been issuing such pieces of advice, do not abide by the norms of international law themselves and take steps towards violation of international commitments and human rights, Kanaani said.
The countries in question have arbitrarily detained a considerable number of Iranian citizens, sentenced them to long-term incarceration, or extradited them for "vain reasons and unfounded accusations" based on "self-made and illegal criteria," the spokesperson noted.
"These states have replaced the international laws and conventions with their own courts' political and non-legal rulings," he noted, Press TV reported.
"The Islamic Republic is aware of and committed to its international obligations and takes (its) actions in line with its domestic laws and regulations and its international commitments," he concluded.
On Sunday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in a phone call that the bloc was sticking to former US President Donald Trump’s “ineffectual” policy of sanctions against Tehran.
“The behavior of the European Union in recent months is the continuation of Trump's ineffective Iran policy. It further proves the continuation of dual and unrealistic standards combined with the exploitation of human rights concepts,” he said.