Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has warned countries that any “direct or indirect involvement in acts of aggression or in inhumane economic terrorism against Iran” will be regarded as a “hostile and unlawful act amounting to participation in the US aggression against Iran”.
Such acts include the deployment of naval forces, military and logistical support equipment, and personnel.
“Invoking seemingly legitimate pretexts such as ‘protecting freedom of navigation’ or ‘countering piracy’ does not alter the unlawful and hostile nature of such actions,” Baqaei said on X.
“Our message is unequivocal: No bilateral agreement or commitment with the United States can constitute legitimate grounds for violating a state’s obligations under international law or for participating in the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran.”
He further warned that any state that would participate in such unlawful aggressions, in “whatever form”, would bear “full responsibility for the resulting repercussions”.
