Deceptive pretexts and titles cannot change the illegal and hostile nature of any assistance or participation in an act of military aggression or sanctions by the United States.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Email Bakai, wrote on Channel X in response to published reports about the possibility that some countries would give in to American pressure to intervene in developments in the region and the Strait of Hormuz:
A sparrow flying after a stork will break its legs. (Korean proverb).
Any direct or indirect participation in acts of aggression or economic terrorism against Iran - such as sending a naval unit or equipment and support forces - will be considered an illegal, hostile advance and participation in military aggression and economic terrorism by the US, which is not only against Article 4 of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations, but is also considered an act of non-aggression according to the United Nations 14 as a resolution of non-aggression 33 of the United Nations.
Using misleading titles such as "protection of shipping" or "war against piracy" does not change its illegal and hostile nature.
Our message is clear: no bilateral agreement with the United States is a license to violate a country's international legal obligations and engage in military aggression against Iran. Any association with the illegal and aggressive actions of the United States will make the participants responsible for its consequences.