Asian Parliamentary Assembly Condemns US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) has passed a resolution denouncing the U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran in June, in addition to approving a unanimous separate resolution backing Palestinian rights.

The sessions of the APA’s Standing Committee on Political Affairs and the Palestine Committee took place in Mashhad, Iran, on Thursday, with participation from 15 parliamentary groups from Asia.

At the gathering, eight draft resolutions were examined and endorsed, addressing topics like effective governance, legal standards, judicial strengthening, optimal parliamentary methods, collaboration between Asian legislatures, development guided by democracy, and enhancing multilateral approaches.

One of the approved resolutions, put forward by Iran, criticized the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran.

This initiative received strong backing from the participating groups.

On June 13, Israel initiated an unprovoked war against Iran, killing numerous senior military leaders, nuclear experts, and regular citizens.

Over a week afterward, the United States joined the war by striking three Iranian nuclear facilities, in a serious breach of the United Nations Charter, global regulations, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

In retaliation, Iran’s Armed Forces struck key locations in the occupied territories along with the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the biggest US military installation in West Asia.

Separately, the Palestine Committee endorsed a detailed resolution unanimously, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian population.

The resolution emphasized the Palestinian people’s entitlement to self-determination and the refugees’ right to return, describing these as essential and indisputable entitlements.

In his speech to the APA Standing Committee on Political Affairs on Thursday, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf condemned Israel’s “systematic genocide” in the Gaza Strip, which has killed over 70,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

He also denounced the Israeli acts of aggression against Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, and Syria, saying the attacks constitute a direct threat to regional peace.

He further said Iran welcomes any initiative that ends the Israeli occupation and alleviates the Palestinians’ suffering, while categorically rejecting any attempt to impose any unjust peace upon the oppressed nation.

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