Iran will pursue war crimes cases against aggressors for years if needed: Deputy FM
Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi says Iran will pursue a war crimes case against the aggressors even if it takes years to succeed.
Speaking on Monday, Gharibabadi said more than 1,400 pages of reports, correspondence, and documents have been prepared so far regarding the atrocities committed by the United States and the Israeli regime during their imposed wars on Iran.
“In recent years, responsible bodies have repeatedly reported on legal complexities, jurisdictional limitations, financial constraints, and obstacles within international forums; however, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in his latest remarks explicitly stated that even if a legal case takes 10 or 15 years to reach a conclusion, pursuing it remains an imperative duty that must not be abandoned.”
He said over 120 diplomatic documents concerning the role of certain Persian Gulf Arab countries in the recent war of aggression against the Islamic Republic have been prepared for legal follow-up and registered with the Security Council.
The United States and the Israeli regime waged their first criminal military assault against Iran, which lasted 12 days, in June 2025. Their second invasion began on February 28 and came to a halt in early April after 40 days.
In both wars, Iran's brave resistance and successful retaliatory operations forced the enemies to accept a ceasefire.
The fresh round of US aggression began after Washington abandoned its obligation under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tehran, signed on June 17, to end the war.
For almost two weeks, the US military conducted waves of deadly air raids on Iran and targeted the country’s infrastructure. In response, Iranian armed forces launched heavy reprisal attacks against strategic American targets across West Asia.
Additionally, in his remarks, Gharibabadi said that in the early days of the 40-day war, Iran’s Foreign Ministry proposed, in a letter to the Judiciary chief, that a special court be established to investigate US war crimes against the country.
Iran is pursuing American crimes in three ways, including domestic courts, foreign courts based on the principle of universal jurisdiction, and international tribunals, he pointed out.
Citing the Chicago Convention, the Islamic Republic has further initiated the necessary legal process to use the capacity of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the United States.
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