Iran: Foreign Minister Araqchi says force must not override international law.
Arkchi said that no government, however powerful, has the right to put its discretion above binding international law, and asked what would be left of the international legal system if countries could attack each other based on assessments of potential future threats. He cited Article 2, Section 4 of the UN Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. If force prevails over the law, he warned, Iran will not be the only victim, and the foundations of the international legal system and the credibility of the treaty itself will be in jeopardy.