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TEHRAN, Mar 20 - Iran has called on the United Nations Security Council to address the Israeli regime’s “provocative” policies, warning that it won’t hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense if the regime proceeds with the threats of blocking Iranian oil shipments.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a graduation ceremony of Israeli navy cadets in Haifa on March 6 that the Israeli naval forces needed to block oil shipments that Iran was trying to “covertly” ship over maritime routes to “circumvent” US sanctions on its energy sector.
Iran’s permanent mission to the UN asserted in a letter to the UNSC on Tuesday that Netanyahu’s remarks amounted to an open threat of using of force in clear violation of the Charter of the United Nations.
The letter said Iran would mount a swift response to defend itself against any hostile moves, a right enshrined in the Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The letter said Netanyahu was trying to imply that Iran’s oil industry was subjected to a “universal” ban while no such sanctions ever existed against Tehran, not even in the the council’s now-canceled resolutions.
US President Donald Trump re-imposed what he called “toughest ever” sanctions on Iran’s energy industry last year, after abandoning the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers—the US, the UK, France, China, Russia and Germany.
Following his exit from the landmark agreement, Trump said he would maintain the economic pressure to the point that Iran’s oil exports hit zero.
However, that strategy failed when major purchasers of Iranian energy failed to find viable replacement, forcing Washington to issue longtime waivers.
Defying Trump, the European Union also has mobilized to protect the deal as well as its business ties against US threats.
In the letter, the Iranian mission said Netanyahu’s remarks ran against the council’s will and undermined UNSC Resolution 2231, which endorsed the nuclear deal and backs the removal of all nuclear-related sanctions against Iran, including those targeting the shipments of Iranian oil and related products.
It urged the council to condemn Netanyahu’s irresponsible statements and said there was an urgent need to stop the Zionist regime’s destabilizing activities.
Es’haq Al-e Habib, the Iranian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations said Tehran had asked the UNSC to register the letter as an official document.
During his remarks, Netanyahu also urged the international community “to stop Iran’s attempts to circumvent the sanctions by sea, and of course, by any (other) means.”
The threat drew harsh reactions from Iranian officials, with Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami vowing a “firm” response to any moves by the Israeli navy in blocking Iran’s oil.
“The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have the necessary capability to protect the country’s shipping lines in the best way against any possible threat,” he said, noting that Tehran viewed such moves as “piracy.”
Source: Press TV
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