Speaking at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says the international system is facing unprecedented challenges due to unilateral actions by some countries, IRNA reports.
He adds that the US and Israel have violated fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter, threatening regional and global peace and security.
Aref has stressed that attacks on civilian infrastructure, educational and medical facilities, economic installations, and peaceful nuclear facilities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency set a dangerous precedent for international security.
He notes that Iran has exercised its inherent right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter, while emphasising that Tehran prefers peace to confrontation.
