(MENAFN) In an opinion piece for The New Arab, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, a member of Iran's Guardian Council and advisor to the Iranian foreign minister, called on the UK and Germany to respect Iran's sovereignty under international law. Kadkhodaei accused London and Berlin of pursuing policies that contravene Iran's sovereignty, stating that their declared policy towards Iran has long been in breach of the principle of the sovereignty of the Iranian government. He claimed that the UK and Germany continue to unilaterally impose their illegitimate will on the independent government of the Islamic Republic of Iran through interference, funding its enemies, and promoting hostile propaganda against it.
Kadkhodaei criticized the Munich Security Conference for hosting anti-Iran figures instead of the Iranian government. He stated that by inviting individuals affiliated with Iran's former dictatorship regime, whose crimes against the Iranian nation are known to all, the German government can be held liable under international law. He also criticized a visit by British representatives to the People's Mojahedin Organization (MKO), stating that it was a wrongful act that falls within the scope of the state's responsibility as it took place under the two governments' direction, provocation, and control.
The Iranian official accused Germany and the UK of being responsible for their internationally wrongful acts under Article 4 of Draft articles on Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts. He stated that organizing the so-called security conference and holding talks with members of the terrorist cult, under the effective role of the German government, constitute an intervening act and pave the way for the continuation of dissident elements' international criminal activities.
Kadkhodaei argued that engaging with the promoters of violence and terror, whose intervening acts threaten global international peace and security, is a wrongful act that holds the two regimes internationally liable for the violation of the United Nations Charter. He noted that under Articles 49 to 52 of the Draft articles, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right to assert its rights. Accordingly, Iran's reciprocal and proportional action in response to Germany and the UK, depending on the level of the German government's actions, could be evaluated.
Kadkhodaei concluded that the principle of sovereignty is of primary importance in international law and cannot be violated with impunity by states and international organizations. He urged the international community to respect this principle and recognize it as one of the obligations of the international community towards the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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