Iran FM urges global community to hold aggressors accountable for 40-day imposed war

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the international community to hold the United States and the Israeli regime accountable for their 40-day war of aggression against Iran, warning that the resulting insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is a direct consequence of their illegal actions.

Araghchi made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on Thursday, during which he detailed the latest regional developments following the end of the US-Israeli military campaign.

“The current insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is the direct result of the US and Israeli military aggression against Iran,” Araghchi said, according to a Foreign Ministry readout.

He stressed that the international community must consider this reality and hold the aggressors accountable for their flagrant violations of the UN Charter and international law.

The Iranian minister also briefed his Swiss counterpart on repeated ceasefire violations by the aggressors since the truce took effect on April 8.

Switzerland reaffirms support for diplomacy

Cassis, for his part, reaffirmed Switzerland’s principled position in support of diplomacy to end the war and restore peace.

The two top diplomats also discussed bilateral relations and agreed to continue consultations on matters of mutual interest.

The United States and Israel launched their unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28, assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and striking nuclear facilities, schools, hospitals and civilian infrastructure across the country.

Iran’s armed forces responded with 100 waves of retaliatory strikes under Operation True Promise 4, launching hundreds of ballistic and hypersonic missiles, as well as drones, against American military bases across West Asia and Israeli positions throughout the occupied territories.

A fragile ceasefire brokered by Pakistan took effect on April 8, but Tehran has repeatedly accused Washington of violating the truce by maintaining a naval blockade of Iranian ports and issuing inflammatory statements.

The strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to normal shipping, choking off approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supplies and sending global energy prices soaring.

Iran has consistently stated that the strait’s security must be managed by regional countries without foreign interference, and that the blockade and continued aggression are the root causes of the ongoing crisis.

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