A Call for Accountability and Restoring International Legal Order

"A Call for Accountability and Restoring International Legal Order"

By Javad Aghazadeh Khoei, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Helsinki

Ambassador Javad Aghazadeh Khoei presents a legal and analytical reflection on the grave assault not only on the I.R. of Iran, but on the very foundations of the international legal order. The Israeli regime’s unprovoked attacks on June 13, 2025—launched just hours before planned diplomatic talks—were a calculated effort to derail peaceful engagement and escalate regional instability.

The article outlines the extent of civilian casualties and the deliberate targeting of non-military infrastructure, framing these actions as clear violations of international humanitarian law and tantamount to war crimes.

Ambassador underscores Iran’s full compliance with its nuclear obligations under the NPT, in contrast with the Israeli regime’s persistent refusal to adhere to international disarmament norms. The attacks on safeguarded nuclear facilities, he warns, represent a dangerous blow to the global non-proliferation regime.

The article concludes with a call for the international community to fulfill its legal responsibilities, resist the normalization of aggression, and restore respect for international law. Iran, the Ambassador affirms, will not relinquish its right to peaceful nuclear advancement—an irreversible achievement rooted in indigenous expertise and national resolve. He emphasizes that behind the veil of misguided and groundless non-proliferation concerns, claimed by the Israeli regime and repeated by its supporters, lies a deeper agenda that disregards both regional and international stability and rule of law in pursuit of its hegemony, as an unchecked power. However, it is only a delusion, doomed to fail.