Iran Spokesman Says NATO Must Be Held Accountable for Aggression

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has called on NATO and its member states to be held accountable for their role in what he described as an unlawful war of aggression against Iran. In a post on social media platform X, Baghaei referred to remarks made by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in an interview with Fox News, in which Rutte stated that NATO had supported the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran and specifically named Italy and Romania as countries that provided significant assistance to US military operations.

Baghaei described Rutte's remarks as "a clear and damning admission of NATO's active complicity in an unlawful war of aggression against a sovereign UN member state," calling it a blatant violation of international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. He emphasized that NATO and its member states involved in the decision-making process "must be held accountable for all the consequences" of their actions.

The spokesman further stated that Italy and Romania were explicitly identified by the NATO chief as participants in the campaign against Iran. He added that those countries, along with any other European states that supported what he called the "American-Israeli aggression" against Iran, must explain to their citizens and the international community why they chose to take part in what he described as "a blatant act of aggression" and alleged atrocities committed against Iranian civilians.

Baghaei cited several Iranian cities, including Minab, Lamerd, Tehran, Isfahan, Sanandaj, Hamadan, Tabriz, Shiraz and Bandar Abbas, as locations affected in the conflict. He said that those European countries or other countries who were involved in the aggression must tell their people and the world why they decided to join hands with the aggressors against the Iranian people.

According to Mehr News Agency, Baghaei's statement underscores Iran's position that NATO's involvement in the US-Israeli military campaign constitutes a serious breach of international law and that those responsible must face consequences.