[[{"content_id":416900,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Iran UN envoy says US is acting like pirates as naval blockade continues","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Amir Saeid Iravani, has lashed out at the United States for imposing a naval blockade on Iran, saying the US is acting like pirates and terrorists, as it targets commercial vessels and terrorizes their crews.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":" \r\n\r\n“The United States is acting like pirates and terrorists, targeting commercial vessels through coercion and intimidation, terrorising their crews, unlawfully seizing ships, and taking crew members hostage,” he said in a statement at a media stakeout following his address to the UN Security Council’s session on the safety and protection of waterways.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe following is the full text of the Iranian envoy’s statement:  \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGood afternoon\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs you are aware, the Security Council is currently holding an open debate on the safety and protection of waterways. I have just delivered my statement. In my address at the meeting, I emphasised the following points:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIran has consistently upheld maritime security and freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman. For decades, Iran has fulfilled its responsibilities as a coastal State.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSince 28 February, the United States and Israel have waged an unlawful war of aggression against Iran, in violation of the UN Charter, disrupting maritime security and threatening regional peace.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe United States has imposed a so-called maritime blockade and has engaged in unlawful actions, including the seizure of Iranian commercial vessels in international waters and the detention of their crews—acts that constitute piracy and hostage-taking.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe US actions violate international law, the UN Charter, and constitute acts of aggression under United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe United States is acting like pirates and terrorists, targeting commercial vessels through coercion and intimidation, terrorising their crews, unlawfully seizing ships, and taking crew members hostage.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBut no one from those who have expressed their concern for international navigation dares to refer to or condemn this terrorist act at today’s meeting.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIn contrast, Iran’s measures in the Strait of Hormuz are grounded in Iran’s rights and obligations under the law of the sea and its national laws and regulations.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIran’s lawful measures aim to strike an appropriate balance between the security interests of the coastal State and the continued safe conduct of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, in a highly volatile environment.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThese practical measures will be carefully examined in light of evolving circumstances.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIran is not a party to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Accordingly, it is not bound by its treaty-based provisions, except to the extent that specific rules reflected therein are universally recognised as customary international law.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIt is regrettable that some members, while asserting that navigational rights must not be threatened, deliberately ignore the United States’ imposition of a so-called maritime blockade that threatens international navigation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThey have once again exposed their double standards. Their concern for maritime safety and freedom of navigation is neither genuine nor consistent with their actions and positions.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nResponsibility for any disruption to maritime transport lies with the aggressors—the United States and its supporters. Any claim to the contrary is unfounded.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","content_html":"

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“The United States is acting like pirates and terrorists, targeting commercial vessels through coercion and intimidation, terrorising their crews, unlawfully seizing ships, and taking crew members hostage,” he said in a statement at a media stakeout following his address to the UN Security Council’s session on the safety and protection of waterways.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The following is the full text of the Iranian envoy’s statement:  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Good afternoon<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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As you are aware, the Security Council is currently holding an open debate on the safety and protection of waterways. I have just delivered my statement. In my address at the meeting, I emphasised the following points:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Iran has consistently upheld maritime security and freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman. For decades, Iran has fulfilled its responsibilities as a coastal State.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Since 28 February, the United States and Israel have waged an unlawful war of aggression against Iran, in violation of the UN Charter, disrupting maritime security and threatening regional peace.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The United States has imposed a so-called maritime blockade and has engaged in unlawful actions, including the seizure of Iranian commercial vessels in international waters and the detention of their crews—acts that constitute piracy and hostage-taking.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The US actions violate international law, the UN Charter, and constitute acts of aggression under United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The United States is acting like pirates and terrorists, targeting commercial vessels through coercion and intimidation, terrorising their crews, unlawfully seizing ships, and taking crew members hostage.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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But no one from those who have expressed their concern for international navigation dares to refer to or condemn this terrorist act at today’s meeting.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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In contrast, Iran’s measures in the Strait of Hormuz are grounded in Iran’s rights and obligations under the law of the sea and its national laws and regulations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Iran’s lawful measures aim to strike an appropriate balance between the security interests of the coastal State and the continued safe conduct of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, in a highly volatile environment.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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These practical measures will be carefully examined in light of evolving circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Iran is not a party to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Accordingly, it is not bound by its treaty-based provisions, except to the extent that specific rules reflected therein are universally recognised as customary international law.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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It is regrettable that some members, while asserting that navigational rights must not be threatened, deliberately ignore the United States’ imposition of a so-called maritime blockade that threatens international navigation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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They have once again exposed their double standards. Their concern for maritime safety and freedom of navigation is neither genuine nor consistent with their actions and positions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Responsibility for any disruption to maritime transport lies with the aggressors—the United States and its supporters. Any claim to the contrary is unfounded.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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