Iran says it will seek reparations from regional countries
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Iran will pursue reparations from regional countries, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday, dismissing as baseless a compensation demand made by the Gulf Cooperation…
Iran will pursue reparations from regional countries, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday, dismissing as baseless a compensation demand made by the Gulf Cooperation Council’s secretary-general.
Esmail Baghaei said Iran’s military actions were not directed against neighboring countries but were defensive measures against the origins of attacks on Iran, under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
He also accused countries in the region of assisting attacks on Iran by making their airspace, waters and territory available to its enemies, adding that Tehran had documented their role.
He said some regional countries had also provided Iraq with aid during the Iran–Iraq War.
“The support of regional countries for Saddam Hussein’s government during the war with Iran has not been forgotten, and some of these countries provided Iraq with hundreds of
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