Iran's Foreign Minister: Israel's frequent assassinations should not be met with "double standards" by the international community

This article is reprinted from [Xinhua News Agency];

Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, March 18 (Reporter Chen Xiao Shadati) - Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian posted on social media on the evening of the 18th that Israel shows no regard for the consequences of normalizing its “reprehensible” assassination tactics, and the international community should not hold double standards or ignore Israel’s “reckless actions.”

The day before, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu posted a video on social media showing him talking with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, displaying a card related to assassinating Iranian officials, and saying that he had “erased two names” from it, implying that Israel had assassinated Iran’s top National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani and the commander of the militia group “Mobilization of the Poor,” Qasem Soleimani.

Abdollahian wrote that if the President of Iran showed a “kill list” to a foreign ambassador with the U.S. President, Congress leaders, senior generals, etc., and then announced that they would be eliminated one by one, the UN Security Council would hold an emergency meeting, the media would go into a frenzy, and sanctions, threats, or even war would follow—all wrapped in the guise of “international law” and the maintenance of “global order.”

Abdollahian pointed out that, however, when it comes to Israel, the usual rules seem no longer to apply. Those so-called “guardians of law and order” remain silent, vague, and even provide weapons and shelter to Israel. This reflects a deliberate moral collapse, where rules only apply to opponents, and exemptions are reserved for allies.

He also said that Israel is gradually dragging its American partners into a deeper moral and political abyss.

On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran, during which Iran’s top leader Khamenei and several senior military and political officials were killed in airstrikes. Iran retaliated against Israel and U.S. military bases in the Middle East. On the 18th, Israeli Defense Minister Gantz stated that he and Netanyahu had jointly decided to authorize the Israeli military to strike “any senior Iranian official” without approval, and “all Iranians are targets.”