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Iran Vows To Defend Oil Shipments, Urges UNSC to Address ‘Israeli’ Threats

Iran Vows To Defend Oil Shipments, Urges UNSC to Address ‘Israeli’ Threats
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By Staff, Agencies

Iran called on the United Nations Security Council to address ‘Israel’s’ provocative policies, warning that it will not hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense if the regime proceeds with its threats of blocking Iranian oil shipments.

Earlier on March 6, Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed at a graduation ceremony of navy cadets in Haifa that ‘Israeli’ naval forces needed to block oil cargoes that Iran was trying to “covertly” ship over maritime routes to “circumvent” US sanctions on its energy sector.

For its part, Iran’s permanent mission to the UN asserted in a letter to the UNSC on Tuesday that Netanyahu’s remarks amounted to an open threat of using force in clear violation of the United Nations Charter.

The letter said Iran would mount a swift response to defend itself against any hostile moves, a right enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter.

The letter said Netanyahu was trying to imply that Iran’s oil industry was subjected to a “universal” ban while no such sanctions ever existed against Tehran, not even in the council’s now-canceled resolutions.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump re-imposed what he called “toughest ever” sanctions on Iran’s energy industry last year, after abandoning the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers—the US, the UK, France, China, Russia and Germany.

Following the exit from the landmark agreement, Trump said he would maintain the economic pressure to the point that Iran’s oil exports would hit zero.

However, Trump’s strategy failed when major purchasers of Iranian energy failed to find viable replacement, forcing Washington to issue longtime waivers.

Defying Trump, the European Union also mobilized to protect the deal as well as its business ties against US threats.

Relatively, the Iranian mission said in the letter that Netanyahu’s remarks ran against the council’s will and undermined UNSC Resolution 2231, which endorsed the nuclear deal and backed the removal of all nuclear-related sanctions against Iran, including those targeting the shipments of Iranian oil and related products.

It further urged the council to condemn Netanyahu’s irresponsible statements and said there was an urgent need to stop the Zionist regime’s destabilizing activities.

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