Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi condemned the US-Israeli aggression against Iran during a recent phone conversation with his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot.
According to a statement published Tuesday on China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Wang told Barrot that the international community must unite against any nation violating international law by imposing its will through military force.
“Major powers should not attack other countries at will by relying on military superiority, and the world must not be allowed to regress to the law of the jungle,” Wang stated.
He emphasized that the Iranian nuclear issue must ultimately return to the track of political and diplomatic settlement.
“The international community must refrain from using double standards,” the Chinese minister stated.
Wang expressed hope that France would maintain an objective and fair position and collaborate with China to steer the situation toward de-escalation while jointly safeguarding fundamental norms of international relations.
Barrot acknowledged that the military strikes launched by the US and Israel on Iran occurred without consultation with, or authorization from, the UN Security Council (UNSC).
Russia strongly condemns US-Israeli aggression on Iran, calls for UNSC meeting
Russia strongly condemns US-Israeli aggression on Iran, calls for UNSC meeting
Russia condemns the “aggressive attacks” launched by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran and called an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
He noted that as permanent UNSC members, France and China share a special responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.
Pointing to China’s close relationship with Iran and other Persian Gulf nations, Barrot expressed hope that Beijing could help bring the current regional escalation to an end.
The US and Israel initiated a joint military aggression against Iran on Saturday, assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, and several senior Iranian military officials.
Since then, the Iranian armed forces have swiftly and decisively retaliated, launching barrages of missiles and drones against Israeli-occupied territories and US bases in the region.
The Iranian officials have stated that targeting the US military bases in the region constitutes a “legitimate self-defense.”
Referring to Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, they said that the Islamic Republic has the legal right to defend itself against “acts of aggression” by the US or the Israeli regime.
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Intelligence Unit says Iran will consider the Israeli regime’s shelters “legitimate targets” if residential areas in the country come under attack.
In a post published on social media platform X on Tuesday, the IRGC said that any strikes on residential areas in Iran would give Iran’s armed forces the right to attack Israeli shelters in the occupied lands.
The IRGC stated that it has intelligence on the blueprints and the exact locations of these shelters.
Iran began its Operation True Promise 4 after the US and Israel launched their joint military aggression against the Islamic Republic in late February by assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, and several senior Iranian officials.
In its latest wave of attacks, the IRGC said it rained down missiles on the Israeli regime’s “secure” intelligence facilities in Tel Aviv.
Iranian armed forces have also pounded American military bases and ...
In a fresh wave of retaliatory strikes, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted the Israeli regime’s “secure” intelligence facilities in Tel Aviv.
The IRGC’s Public Relations Department said in a statement on Tuesday that it had carried out the 79th wave of its ongoing retaliatory Operation True Promise 4 against the Israeli and American targets.
Deploying powerful Kheybar Shekan, Emad, and Sejjil missiles alongside IRGC Aerospace Force kamikaze drones, the operation successfully breached the regime's multi-layered air defense systems, the statement said.
The missiles, it stated, targeted Israel’s intelligence facilities in northern and central Tel Aviv, as well as military commercial and support centers in Ramat Gan and the Negev.
The missiles also hit Israel’s southern military logistics and command headquarters in Beersheba.
The missile strikes triggered widespread panic across Israel and forced the suspension of a Knesset (parliament) session on Tuesday.
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announces staging the 78th wave of its underway retaliatory Operation True Promise 4, targeting such highly sensitive Israeli targets as Dimona, Tel Aviv, and Eilat as well as several US military bases in the region.
In a statement on Tuesday, the IRGC described the latest phase of the operation as a significant development featuring missiles raining down on enemy targets as the nation was leveling momentous support behind the Islamic Republic by attending millions-strong rallies with "clenched fists."
'A distinct record'
The latest phase, it noted, "has set a distinct record in the timeline of the war."
According to the statement, targets in the occupied port of Eilat, Dimona, a heavily fortified city that hosts the Israeli regime's notorious nuclear reactor in its vicinity, and northern Tel Aviv were struck using Emad and multi-warhead Qadr missile systems along with attack drones.
This was the second time the Corps was hitting Dimona, ...
