The U.S. stance is a clear manifestations of a policy based on the use of force and systematic harassment.
On Wednesday, the government of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a statement reiterating the Persian nation’s solidarity with Venezuela and its President Nicolas Maduro in the face of a new wave of U.S. threats.
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Earlier, on Tuesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a total blockade on the entry and exit of oil tankers, a measure that would remain in effect until Venezuela “returns all the oil, land and other assets they previously stole” from the United States.
In response to Trump’s unprecedented claims, which violate the most basic principles of international law, Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued the following statement:
“The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the threatening statements and actions of the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including threats of a maritime blockade and the prevention of this country’s lawful oil exports.
These positions and actions are clear manifestations of a policy based on the use of force and systematic harassment, which constitute a flagrant violation of recognized principles and norms of international law and the United Nations Charter, including freedom of navigation, maritime security, and freedom of international trade.
The action by the United States to attack, seize or obstruct the free transit of commercial vessels to or from Venezuela is a clear example of state piracy and armed robbery at sea.
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Invoking U.S. domestic laws and its unilateral and illegal sanctions to justify these actions cannot in any way serve as a basis to legitimize such criminal acts.
The threat, economic blockade and use of force against an independent country that is a UN member constitute an explicit violation of the UN Charter’s fundamental principles, in particular the principle of respect for national sovereignty, territorial integrity and the prohibition of the threat or use of force.
No power has the right to intervene in Venezuela’s internal affairs, and that country, in accordance with the fundamental principles of the UN Charter, enjoys the inherent right to self-defense against any external threat or aggression.
The persistence of the United States’ belligerent unilateralism against independent countries, in the absence of a responsible response from the international community and the United Nations, will lead to a dangerous precedent and the normalization of lawlessness in international relations, with consequences that will disrupt global peace and security as a whole.
Accordingly, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, and all responsible governments and relevant international institutions are expected, recognizing the gravity of the current situation, to condemn the illegal and coercive actions of the United States and hold the U.S. government accountable for its flagrant violation of the principles of international law and the UN Charter.”
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