Iran Considering Legal Action Against Israeli Acts of Terror: Deputy FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has been weighing up plans for political and legal action against the Israeli regime in response to its most recent terrorist attack in Lebanon, which injured Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, a deputy foreign minister said.
In comments on Thursday, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi condemned the terrorist act of the Zionist regime that targeted Lebanese citizens and led to the injury of the Iranian ambassador, announcing that the Foreign Ministry immediately placed political and legal actions on its urgent agenda.
He noted that, following the Iranian foreign minister’s call with his Lebanese counterpart and the immediate transfer of several injured individuals, including the Iranian ambassador, from Beirut to Tehran for treatment with the assistance of the Red Crescent and the Ministry of Health, a series of actions were promptly initiated.
“Instructions were sent to the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations to engage in close consultations with the Lebanese Mission for any necessary actions, utilizing UN mechanisms, and to coordinate with certain countries to convene a session of the UN Security Council,” Gharibabadi said, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.
“A formal letter of protest from the Islamic Republic of Iran was drafted to the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council, which has been dispatched by the Iranian UN Mission to the relevant authorities,” he said, adding, “A diplomatic note was sent to all political missions and international organizations based in Tehran yesterday, conveying Iran’s stance and expecting a condemnation of the terrorist act.”
"The attack on the Iranian ambassador will also be officially reported within the relevant agenda item at the UN General Assembly's legal committee. Moreover, legal actions against this terrorist act, within international and national frameworks, in consultation with Lebanon, are also under consideration,” Gharibabadi added.
The explosions of thousands of pagers widely used by resistance factions and also public service workers in Lebanon left at least a dozen dead and around 3,000 people injured on Tuesday.
The Lebanese government has blamed Israel and vowed to file a complaint with the United Nations over the attack.
Later on Wednesday, as many as 20 more people were killed and more than 450 others injured after more communication devices exploded across Lebanon, including in the capital Beirut as well as the country’s south and east.
The Israeli regime has declined to comment on the developments, but Hezbollah has held it squarely responsible.
