[[{"content_id":414052,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Iran: World bears responsibility to counter Israel’s rights violations in West Asia","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran says the international community shoulders the responsibility to confront the Zionist regime’s continued gross violations of humanitarian law in West Asia.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Araghchi made the remark in a meeting with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Iranian foreign minister is in Geneva to take part in a second round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAraghchi said all countries need to make serious efforts to safeguard the principles of international humanitarian law.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Zionist regime and the United States, he said, clearly violated human rights by martyring Iranian people and hitting civilian targets and infrastructure during the military aggression of June 2025.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe United Nations and relevant international bodies, including the ICRC, bear the responsibility to take a clear stance in this regard, Araghchi said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSpoljaric, for her part, said the ICRC is ready to improve cooperation with Iran, particularly with the Iranian Red Crescent Society.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe ICRC president also emphasized the necessity for all countries to strive towards deepening adherence to the rules of international humanitarian law.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring the meeting, Araghchi and Spoljaric discussed international humanitarian law issues and cooperation between Iran and the ICRC.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn July 2025, the ICRC representative in Iran, Vincent Cassard, visited Tehran&#39;s Evin prison following the Zionist regime&rsquo;s airstrike that martyred 79 people there. Cassard expressed shock over the extent of the attack, which he described as a violation of international law.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe said the ICRC monitors the implementation of international humanitarian law, which strictly prohibits any attack on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including prisons.","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Araghchi made the remark in a meeting with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Iranian foreign minister is in Geneva to take part in a second round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Araghchi said all countries need to make serious efforts to safeguard the principles of international humanitarian law.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Zionist regime and the United States, he said, clearly violated human rights by martyring Iranian people and hitting civilian targets and infrastructure during the military aggression of June 2025.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The United Nations and relevant international bodies, including the ICRC, bear the responsibility to take a clear stance in this regard, Araghchi said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Spoljaric, for her part, said the ICRC is ready to improve cooperation with Iran, particularly with the Iranian Red Crescent Society.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The ICRC president also emphasized the necessity for all countries to strive towards deepening adherence to the rules of international humanitarian law.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">During the meeting, Araghchi and Spoljaric discussed international humanitarian law issues and cooperation between Iran and the ICRC.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In July 2025, the ICRC representative in Iran, Vincent Cassard, visited Tehran&#39;s Evin prison following the Zionist regime&rsquo;s airstrike that martyred 79 people there. 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