Iranian media reported, today, Thursday, that Tehran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Irani, sent an official letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, confirming that Iran is determined to sue the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain legally and internationally, with the aim of obtaining full compensation.
The reason for this step is due to what Erwani described as the tolerance shown by Abu Dhabi towards the United States, as it allowed it to use its lands and military facilities as a starting point to launch air strikes targeting Iranian sites and figures. Tehran considered this measure a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a direct aggression that goes beyond the limits of traditional military operations, according to what was reported by the Nournews website, which is close to the Iranian Supreme National Security Council.
In his letter, Irani stressed that the UAE’s decision to grant military facilities to launch these attacks is not limited to merely defensive cooperation between two allied countries, but rather rises to the level of “an act involving an international violation,” which is a legal description that entails direct responsibility falling on the shoulders of the state that allowed its lands to be used for aggression.
In a related context, Tasnim News Agency quoted Erwani as saying that the claim also included Bahrain, as his letter stated: “Since the start of the illegal military aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 28 until now, the lands of the Kingdom of Bahrain and some other neighboring countries have been used by the aggressors to carry out attacks against Iran.”
He added, “The illegality of placing the lands at the disposal of the aggressors, as it is an international violation, and the international responsibility resulting from that, were previously communicated to the authorities of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and published as an official document in the Security Council.”
The Iranian delegate pointed out that international laws and norms prevent countries from allowing their territories to be used to harm other countries, stressing that Tehran considers this behavior a violation of the principles of good neighborliness and the United Nations Charter, which stipulates respect for national sovereignty.
