Behzad Saberi

Expert in International Law

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs. Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Members of the Iranian Jewish community inspect what is left of their synagogue in Tehran after Israel bombed it. On Passover...

[Iran Embassy SA @IraninSA]

The USA is just like ISIS, hitting World Heritage sites.

It is barbarism of the Stone Age, against civilization.

[Reza Nasri @RezaNasri1]

Iran, with a relatively modest economy and a military budget of roughly $8 billion, is confronting the combined power of the United States and Israel with remarkable courage and resilience.

In contrast, the EU - with an economy comparable in size to the U.S. and hundreds of billions in collective military spending - remains intimidated by Trump and embarrassingly subservient to Israel.

Why is Iran so resilient, and the EU so pathetic?

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

An extremist group in Washington, DC has claimed credit for the terrorist attack on the Iranian bridge, promising further attacks on civilian infrastructure if its demands aren't met

[Javad Zarif @JZarif]

Valiant Iranians buried his “3-day unconditional surrender” delusion. This explains the insult that says more about the speaker: Iran had a GREAT civilization during the “stone age”—where he & his Sec of War belong. 22 minutes of noise, 0 substance. Just enough time to cash in ⬇️

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Multiple attacks on health have been reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in recent days amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The Pasteur Institute in Iran sustained significant damage and was rendered unable to continue delivering health services.

The Institute was established in 1920 and has been operating for over a century in multiple areas of medical research. It plays an important role in protecting and promoting population health, including in emergencies. Two of its departments have been working with @WHO as collaborating centres.

In addition, the Delaram Sina Psychiatric Hospital sustained significant damage due to a strike on 29 March, and the Tofigh Daru pharmaceutical facility, which produced medicines for treating cancer and multiple sclerosis, was damaged in another attack on 31 March.

No casualties were reported from these incidents.

Since 1 March, WHO has verified over 20 attacks on health care in Iran, resulting in at least nine deaths, including that of an infectious diseases health worker and a member of the Iranian Red Crescent Society.

Attacks on health have also been recorded outside Tehran, including on 21 March, when an explosion nearby Imam Ali Hospital in Andimeshk, Khuzestan province, led to the facility’s evacuation and cessation of services.

The conflict in Iran, and the region, is impacting the delivery of health services and the safety of health workers, patients, and civilians present at health facilities.

Peace is the best medicine.

[Esmaeil Baqaei @IRIMFA_SPOX]

Heartbreaking, cruel, despicable, and utterly outrageous: the American-Israeli aggressors have attacked the Pasteur Institute of Iran — the oldest and most prestigious research and public health center in Iran and the entire Middle East, founded in 1920 through an agreement between the Pasteur Institute of Paris and the Iranian government.
This is not merely another war crime committed as part of an illegal war; it is a barbaric assault on basic human core values.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

For nearly 80 days, Israel blocked the entry of life-saving international aid into Gaza.

The entire population is facing the risk of famine.

Families are being starved and denied the very basics.

All with the world watching in real time.

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

The name Persian Gulf, like many geographical designations, is deeply rooted in human history. Iran has never objected to the use of names such as the Sea of Oman, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, or Red Sea. The use of these names does not imply ownership by any particular nation, but rather reflects a shared respect for the collective heritage of humanity.

In contrast, politically motivated attempts to alter the historically established name of the Persian Gulf are indicative of hostile intent toward Iran and its people, and are firmly condemned. Such biased actions are an affront to all Iranians, regardless of their background or place of residence.

Let's hope that the absurd rumors about the PERSIAN Gulf that are going around are no more than a disinformation campaign by "forever warriors" to anger Iranians all over the world and agitate them.

I am confident that @realdonaldtrump is aware that the name PERSIAN Gulf is centuries old and recognized by all cartographers and international bodies and was even used by all leaders of the region in their official communications until as recently as 1960's.

While any short-sighted step in this connection will have no validity or legal or geographical effect, it will only bring the wrath of all Iranians from all walks of life and political persuasion in Iran, the U.S. and across the world.

#PERSIAN_Gulf

Image: Library of the U.S. Congress

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

السیدات و الساده في جامعة الدول العربية:

نحن أيضاً مثلكم، نرغب في تحقيق الاستقرار والهدوء ومنع الفوضى والاضطرابات في سوريا، وذلك لأسباب واضحة تماماً:
• للحفاظ على وحدة التراب السوري و سلامة اراضيها؛
• لضمان أمن جميع المكونات العرقية والطائفية، بمن فيهم السنة و الشيعة والعلويون والأكراد؛
• الحفاظ على أمن وحرمة الأماكن و المقامات المقدسة؛
• للحد من حيازة الأسلحة غيرالمشروعة؛
• لرفض أي نوع من التدخل الأجنبي وپأي ذریعة کانت؛
• لتفادي تحول سوريا إلى ملاذ للإرهاب والتطرف و العنف؛
• لضمان أن لا تشكل سوريا تهديداً لجيرانها و للمنطقة برمتها؛
• لمنع المزيد من المغامرات و انتهاج سياسات توسعية خطيرة من قبل إسرائيل وإرغامها على الانسحاب من الأراضي المحتلة؛
• وأخيراً، لتشكيل حكومة شاملة في سوريا.

لكننا في الوقت نفسه قلقون من إثارة الفتن واختلاق الذرائع بهدف تحويل انتباه الرأي العام الإقليمي والدولي نحو تهديدات غير واقعية.

إن أهداف مثيري الفتن هي:
• إضفاء الشرعية على استمرار احتلال أجزاء من الأراضي السورية، خاصة من قبل إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة؛
• تبرير التدخل الأجنبي في الشؤون الداخلية لسوريا؛
• حرمان بعض شرائح الشعب السوري من المشاركة في تقرير مصيرهم؛
• وأخيراً، سعي هؤلاء لتحقيق رغباتهم ومآربهم عبر إلقاء اللوم على الخارج فيما يخص مشاكل هذا البلد.

إن تخطِّي مرحلة الغليان الحالية في المنطقة يتطلب العقلانية، والمشاركة، والتعاون، وتجنب إثارة الخلافات والمصالح المرحلية.

وإن الجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية تشاطر الدول الأخرى في المنطقة رؤيتها لتحقيق انتقال آمن وسلمي وصولاً الى بلورة حكومة شاملة في سوريا بمشاركة جميع التيارات والمكونات العرقية والطائفية، وهي على أتم الإستعداد للمساهمة في تحقيق هذه الأهداف.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

After 12 months of attacking UN premises, even as they were sheltering IDPs, sick persons and peacekeepers; killing over 200 UN staff in less than 1 year; vilifying and defaming senior UN officials and organisations; a parliamentary act that outlaws the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, a UN subsidiary organ of the UN General Assembly, is a fatal and intolerable blow for the UN Charter and the multilateral system. The aim is to accelerate the erasure of Palestinian presence, including through unconscionable humanitarian consequences.
May this affront be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and may it mark the beginning of the end of Israel's impunity.
#UNseatIsrael

[Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention @LemkinInstitute]

The Lemkin Institute has had it with the cynical lies and propaganda from Israel and the USA. One can have different views about the definition of genocide, but one may not use definitional disputes to deny genocide. If a genocide may be occurring, every nation is compelled by customary law to try to stop it.

Let us be clear: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The US is complicit in genocide. These are not political statements. They are statements that are made from knowledge and experience. Nevertheless, you do not need a PhD , a law degree, or X-ray vision to see the genocidal dimensions of Israel’s carnage in Gaza. It is clear in the behavior of the state and its military, on full display in yesterday’s horrific bombardment of a Rafah camp.

But even if there were legitimate doubts about Israel’s genocide, there is no doubt that Israel is committing atrocity crimes of the most barbaric kind. Israel must be stopped. Israel must be stopped now.

We are disgusted by Western leaders, especially in the USA, Germany, and the UK. They have demonstrated not only that they don’t care one bit about genocide prevention and human rights, but also that they are willing to allow an ally to commit atrocity crimes while they offer material and diplomatic support. It is reprehensible and the individuals involved in this gaslighting campaign should be deeply ashamed. They should also be put on trial.

Humanity has a choice: Either we decide that our children can all be killed whenever a superior force alleges that “terrorists” are among us, or we decide that under no circumstances will we allow these superior forces to lay waste to our world any longer.

We each must choose and act accordingly. The watershed moment is now.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Is @SkyNews accusing Israel of using child soldiers?

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Every attempt at silencing the ugly, despicable, revolting truth of a genocide enforced with any possible means, will only make the lie bigger.

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

If the sight of human beings burning alive won’t stop the UK government supplying arms to Israel, what will?

[Mick Wallace @wallacemick]

Why doesn't #EU fly #Palestinian flag? Why do EU so often take side of the Oppressor but not the Oppressed.? Israel stole their land, threw them out of their homes, now they're scattered in Ghettos, surrounded by barbed wire + repeatedly attacked. And EU are with the Oppressor..?

[Reza Nasri @RezaNasri1]

Israel's president openly rejects the principle of distinction in IHL. This is an admission that civilian casualties in #Gaza are caused by "systematic" and "widespread" attacks conducted in the backdrop of an official policy.

@ICRCPresident @KarimKhanQC

[Behzad Saberi @BehzadSabery]

Masters of the 'mad dog' should immediately leash and muzzle it before it bothers and hurts more innocent people, especially children. Else, the victims can not be blamed for defending themselves against the beast.
#Gaza_under_attack

[Behzad Saberi @BehzadSabery]

@SaraMassoumi در زمینه‌ی سیاست خارجی و دیپلماسی، شما را یکی از پرکارترین، دقیق‌ترین، بروزترین و با سوادترین خبرنگاران و تحلیلگران روز در کشور شناخته ام. امیدوارم در ادامه مسیر حرفه‌ای خود، در خدمت به کشور و مردم موفق باشید. برای شما تندرستی و عاقبت بخیری آرزو دارم.