Iran slams ‘baseless and deceitful’ G7 accusations

Iran has condemned as “completely baseless and deceitful” the recent accusations leveled at the country by the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized countries and the European Union.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denounced the claims made by the G7 foreign ministers and the EU foreign policy chief about Iran’s behavior in the region as a clear distortion of truth and malicious projection.

He also slammed the illegal, irresponsible, and interventionist acts of G7 member states in West Asia, especially their military, financial, or political support for Israel.

G7 members, he added, must be held accountable for their improper conduct in West Asia and their complicity in gross violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Palestine.

The top diplomats of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States, and the EU foreign policy chief met in Canada earlier this week.

On Friday, they issued a joint statement, in which they alleged that Iran is the “principal source of regional instability,” saying it must never be allowed to acquire nuclear arms. They also made anti-Iran claims regarding the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

Baghaei stressed that Iran’s nuclear activities are in accordance with the country’s technical and industrial needs, as well as its international rights and obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Safeguards Agreement.

The G7’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear program are “unfounded” and merely reflect the “political approach” of certain members of the bloc, he emphasized.

Meanwhile, Baghaei highlighted Iran’s leading role in promoting a West Asia free of nuclear weapons, saying Israel is the sole obstacle to achieving this goal.

Enjoying full support from G7 countries, the occupying regime is developing weapons of mass destruction while pushing ahead with its crimes and rights violations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, along with acts of aggression against regional countries, he said. Israel poses a serious threat to international peace and security.

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The spokesman further reaffirmed Iran’s inalienable right to defend its people, territorial integrity, and sovereignty against any threats or aggression using military-defense capabilities.

Additionally, he rejected the repetitive and irresponsible anti-Iran claims made by the G7 concerning the Ukraine war.

Tehran’s principled policy is based on opposing the war and supporting the resolution of the conflict through dialogue, he said.

The Islamic Republic is by no means involved in the Ukraine conflict, he pointed out, noting that those pointing the finger at Iran should correct their own flawed policies instead of blame-shifting.

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