Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has accused the United States of war crimes, saying attacks on "vital infrastructure" and threats to attack bridges and power plants show the "criminal intent of the US government to commit heinous crimes," Al Jazeera reported today.
Araqchi said the US attacks represent "without a doubt a flagrant violation of the United Nations (UN) Charter and the basic principles of international law."
The Iranian minister assessed that these are "grave international crimes" according to the basic principles of international criminal law, adding that "all governments are obliged to prosecute and punish those who commit such crimes."
Araqchi also accused US officials of "absurd rhetoric and diabolical threats", claiming that the hostility is directed at the Iranian people "because the people insist on their independence, legitimate rights and human dignity".
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