'Pounding Your Bases Our Inherent Right': Iran Diplomat's Speech On U.S. Soil Shocks America

Regarding Iran's lawful defensive acts against the U.S. military facilities in the region, I must refer to this Assembly's resolution on the definition of aggression. It declares that the action of a state in allowing its territory, which it has placed at the disposal of another state, to be used by that state for perpetrating an act of aggression against a third state period. Our defensive acts against the U.S. military infrastructure were carried out in the exercise of our inherent right to self-defense. Yet, to date, Iran has exercised the utmost restraint in conducting such lawful acts. Our response was confined to the U.S. military installation and assets. In response to the UAE representative, the Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates its full sovereignty over the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tam, and Lesser Tam in the Persian Gulf. They have been, are, and will remain integral parts of our territory, and our sovereignty over them is not negotiable. We therefore categorically reject any claim to the country. I must also stress that the Persian Gulf is the geographical designation for the body of water lying between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. This name has been used since the dawn of history, has been endorsed by the United Nations system, and must therefore be respected by all. Regarding Iran's lawful defensive acts against the U.S. military facilities in the region, I must refer to this Assembly's Resolution on the Definition of Aggression. It declares that the action of a state in allowing its territory, which it has placed at the disposal of another state, to be used by that state for perpetrating an act of aggression against a third state constitutes an act of aggression, period. Under international law, any state that knowingly makes its territory available for the commission of an act of aggression must bear all the consequences and legal responsibilities for its internationally wrongful act. The missiles that killed 168 children at a primary school in Minab and strike the Lombard sports complex during the U.S.-Israel regime's joint aggression against Iran were launched from neighboring territory. These are only two of many such examples. Our defensive acts against the U.S. military infrastructure were carried out in the exercise of our inherent right to self-defense. Yet, to date, Iran has exercised the utmost restraint in conducting such lawful acts. Our response was confined to the U.S. military installation and assets. Any further aggression against Iran from regional countries will be met with the most devastating response. Dear Mr. President, Regarding the Canadian representative's remarks, I must underscore that the real affront to international law is to make a desperate attempt through disinformation, misdirection, demonization, and the labeling of a country as the so-called principal threat to peace and security to whitewash the Israeli regime's crimes. The biggest lie of the century is that, in his address to the U.N. General Assembly, the notorious Prime Minister of the Israeli regime labeled his genocide in Gaza as the biggest lie of the century. But neither his words nor Canadian representative's remarks can erase documented realities, nullify court findings and orders, whitewash crimes witnessed by the world, or change the reality that the Israeli regime is the exclusive principal threat to peace and security. Furthermore, no amount of fabrication and falsehood can absolve Canada and other Western countries, particularly the U.S., of their international responsibilities and individual criminal responsibilities of their officials for the complicity in crimes committed by the Israeli regime in our region. I thank you. Iran's supreme leader is taking the rhetoric to a new level, claiming the country has emerged from months of war as a power capable of pushing the United States and its allies out of the region. In remarks reported by Iranian state-linked media, Mojtaba Khamenei portrayed the conflict as a transformation in Iran's standing, from a country once dominated by foreign powers to one now capable of forcing those same powers to retreat. Khamenei claimed that some now consider Iran the world's fourth superpower. Khamenei said Western forces no longer dare operate freely near the Strait of Hormuz after suffering Iranian attacks. And then he issued a warning aimed at an even wider stretch of water. The time is fast approaching when the Arabian Sea, too, will be cleared of their presence. The Strait of Hormuz has been one of Iran's biggest sources of leverage throughout the war. Tehran has used threats against shipping, attacks on vessels, and control of maritime routes to put pressure on the United States and its allies. The U.S. has responded by deploying naval forces and imposing a blockade on Iranian ports. Reuters has reported that the blockade sharply reduced Iran's ability to export crude through Hormuz, with Iranian loadings falling dramatically from earlier in the year. That makes Khamenei's latest warning particularly pointed. Tehran is not simply claiming that it can disrupt the Strait of Hormuz. It is suggesting that the confrontation could eventually push American and allied military forces farther out beyond the Gulf and towards the Arabian Sea. The statement also comes after months of Iranian claims about confronting U.S. military assets at sea. Iran has reported attacks on American drones, interference with maritime operations, and the capture of U.S. unmanned underwater vehicles operating around the Strait. Washington has continued efforts to keep commercial shipping moving through the waterway, while Iran has sought to make that access dependent on conditions set by Tehran. The message is not one of simply surviving the war. 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