'UN Charter under fire'
Iran’s foreign minister has warned of the far-reaching consequences of the US-Israeli aggression against the country. In an article published by Japanese media, Abbas Araghchi said if power is permitted to prevail over law, Iran will not be the only casualty. He added that the foundations of international legal order, and the authority of the UN Charter itself, will also be at risk. The top Iranian diplomat said the US-Israeli military attacks against Iran are a clear violation of the prohibition on the use of force and an infringement of the country’s sovereignty. He stressed that Iran retains the right to self-defense under the UN Charter. Araghchi said international law also requires other states to refrain from assisting the aggressors and cooperate to bring such breaches to an end.
US MQ-1 drone shot down
The naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas has hit sea mines and caught fire while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz via an unauthorized route. The IRGC Navy said the tanker ignored repeated warnings from the Iranian armed forces. It added that the tanker had relied on US fighter jets for protection during its attempted passage. The IRGC has repeatedly stated that the strategic waterway remains under Iran’s full control and is closed to vessels violating its regulations. Meanwhile, Iran’s Army has announced that its naval force has shot down another American MQ1 drone in the Kuhestak area, off the Sirik coast, located in southern Iran. The incidents occurred hours after the IRGC announced it struck and destroyed a US early-warning radar system in Bahrain, in retaliation for an attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik.
Serving US, Israeli interests
Hezbollah has strongly condemned Bahrain’s violent crackdown on peaceful protesters. The Lebanese resistance movement warned that Manama’s repressive policies only serve the interests of the US and Israel. In a statement, Hezbollah said the regime in Manama has grown agitated by popular demonstrations opposing its subservience to foreign powers. It denounced the political arrests of scholars and citizens, forced exile, citizenship revocations, and death sentences in Bahrain. The resistance movement described such acts as blatant tyranny that benefits only the enemies of the region. Bahrain has conducted massive arrest campaigns targeting dozens of Shia clerics and demonstrators since the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Protesters across the Persian Gulf country continue to rally for the release of detained scholars and an end to the monarchy’s alignment with Washington and Tel Aviv.
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