M. J. Shariati

Former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the D.R.Congo& R.Congo🇨🇬🇨🇩🇮🇷

[Reza Nasri @RezaNasri1]

Truly profound and heartfelt words by H.E. @badralbusaidi.

Israel’s relentless massacre in Gaza — and its reckless aggression against Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran and even Qatar — have shaken old assumptions across our region. The cruelty of its conduct, and its contempt for the sovereignty of neighboring states, have redefined how the peoples of the Arab world and Iran perceive threat and honor. They have awakened a conscience that decades of diplomacy could not stir.

For too long, we allowed a false narrative to sow doubt and division among us. But today, after years of estrangement, a new awareness is rising.

The Arab street and Arab leaderships — together with Iran — no longer see each other through the lens of rivalry. We are remembering what has always bound us: our shared faith, our intertwined histories, our common pain, and our longing for dignity, justice, and unity.

It is time to give form to this awakening through a principled framework of regional cooperation that is rooted in mutual respect and the pursuit of collective security.

The new regional order, born from the blood of Gaza’s martyrs, must not honor the hands of the oppressors. It must serve the cause of justice, peace, and the unity of our peoples.

@badralbusaidi
@FaisalbinFarhan
@OFMUAE
@MBA_AlThani_
@araghchi

[Megatron @Megatron_ron]

NEW:

🇮🇷 Iran opens the new "Holy Virgin Mary" metro station in Tehran.

The subway is filled with Christian symbols.

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

“It is clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention.”

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry's report shows #Israel has committed #genocide in #Gaza.

https://t.co/UGjepPwmwo

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

Our joint letter with my colleagues, the Foreign Ministers of China and Russia, signed in Tianjin reflects the firm position that the European attempt to invoke “snapback” is legally baseless and politically destructive. By declaring the E3’s move null and void, we have placed on record that no party can erase the sequence of events: it was the United States that first violated the JCPOA and Resolution 2231, and it was Europe that subsequently chose to align with unlawful sanctions instead of honoring its own commitments. These undeniable facts must frame any serious discussion at the Security Council.

We have also reaffirmed a fundamental principle of international law: rights and obligations cannot be separated. States that fail to fulfill their own commitments cannot claim the benefits of an agreement they have undermined. The credibility of multilateral diplomacy depends on this logic. What is at stake is not only Iran’s rights but the integrity of international agreements themselves. If selective compliance and procedural abuse are tolerated, the very foundation of collective security will be fatally weakened.

The primary function of the Security Council is to act on behalf of the international community to maintain peace and security. What the E3 proposes betrays this mission, turning the Council into an instrument of coercion rather than a guardian of global stability. The urgent task before us is to restore international law and build upon it to give diplomacy the ground it needs to succeed.

[Reza Nasri @RezaNasri1]

10 Reasons Why the E3 Cannot Lawfully Resort to Snapback

1) Exhaustion of the Dispute Resolution Mechanism:
Iran invoked and concluded the Dispute Resolution Mechanism (Paragraph 36) following the U.S. withdrawal and the E3's non-performance. The text of the JCPOA and UNSCR 2231 provides no legal basis for re-initiating the same procedure on the same fundamental issues by the same participants. The mechanism was exhausted, and its repeated use on identical grounds lacks a treaty basis.

2) Lack of Legal Standing (Estoppel):
The E3's persistent failure to uphold their explicit 2018 commitments to normalize trade and financial relations (e.g., through INSTEX) following U.S. withdrawal constitutes a material breach of their political and legal undertakings made to preserve the JCPOA. Under the principle of estoppel and the maxim nemo auditur propriam turpitudinem allegans, a party acting in bad faith and in persistent non-performance of its own obligations is barred from invoking the treaty's dispute resolution procedures against another party.

3) Violation of Good Faith (Pacta Sunt Servanda):
Iran waited over a year after the U.S. withdrawal before reducing compliance, demonstrating restraint. The E3, meanwhile, constantly demanded a “better deal”, echoing U.S. “maximum pressure” rhetoric and objective. The E3’s conduct—consistently demanding terms beyond the agreed JCPOA while failing to deliver their own promised relief—violates the fundamental principle of good faith (pacta sunt servanda, VCLT Art. 26). To invoke the most severe measure under the agreement after such a pattern of bad faith is itself an act of bad faith and undermines the very foundation of the treaty.

3) Abuse of Process and Perversion of Purpose (Abus de Droit):
Invoking the snapback mechanism after having systematically failed to address the root cause of the dispute (U.S. sanctions and their own non-performance) constitutes an abus de droit. The mechanism was designed as a safeguard to preserve the JCPOA, not as a punitive tool for those who have actively contributed to its collapse. International jurisprudence voids rights exercised in such bad faith. To invoke it after having undermined the agreement's economic benefits constitutes a perversion of its intended purpose, and international law does not give effect to such a misuse of a procedural mechanism.

5) Complicity in Aggression (Ex Injuria Jus Non Oritur):
By endorsing and failing to condemn the unlawful use of force against safeguarded nuclear facilities, the E3 implicated themselves in a violation of international law that directly destroyed the subject matter of the JCPOA. Germany’s Chancellor openly admitted that Israel had done “the dirty work for all of us,” underscoring both endorsement and complicity. Under the principle ex injuria jus non oritur, they cannot derive a legal right (to invoke snapback) from this unlawful act in violation of the object and purpose of the agreement.

6) Loss of Participant Status:
The JCPOA deliberately uses the term “participant,” not “party.” Participation is a dynamic status that requires sustained good-faith compliance. By rejecting Iran’s enrichment rights—the JCPOA’s central pillar—and aligning with policies to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program through force, the E3 forfeited this status.

7) Fundamental Change of Circumstances (Rebus Sic Stantibus):
The destruction of Iran’s safeguarded nuclear facilities constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances (VCLT Art. 62) that radically alters the core of the JCPOA's bargain. Reimposing sanctions to prohibit activity that is now physically impossible due to the actions of the E3's allies severs the link between the obligation and its purpose, rendering the application of snapback legally incoherent.

8) Coordinator’s Breach of Impartiality:
The EU Coordinator, by publicly advocating for positions that seek to end the JCPOA rather than revive it (Kaja Kallas, July 2025), has abandoned the impartiality required to facilitate the Dispute Resolution Mechanism in a legitimate manner. This breach of its core function irreparably taints any subsequent procedural steps, including a snapback invocation, with illegitimacy.

9) Legal Confusion and Escalatory Risks of Reviving Obsolete Resolutions:
Reinstating Chapter VII resolutions via “snapback” would create profound legal confusion, especially after the unlawful destruction of Iran’s safeguarded nuclear facilities in June 2025. The operative provisions of Resolution 1929 were drafted on the assumption that Iran maintained an active and expanding nuclear program. Reviving measures such as asset freezes, cargo inspections, and export bans today would be factually disconnected, operationally absurd, and prone to escalation. Ordering navies to search shipments for facilities that have been destroyed could trigger a forceful response from Iran’s naval forces, potentially escalating into full-scale confrontation. Enforcing such obsolete mandates would itself constitute a threat to international peace and security.

10) The Irreversible Strategic Trap:
Snapback reinstates UN sanctions under Chapter VII, but they cannot later be lifted except by a new Security Council resolution. In practice, the E3 may manage to reimpose sanctions through procedural maneuver, but they will lack the power to reverse them on their own. This strips Europe of diplomatic flexibility and leaves it strategically irrelevant.

[Javad Zarif @JZarif]

Our Essay in The Guardian
Enough is enough. We must take the future of our region’s security into our own hands
We propose the creation of the Middle East Network for Atomic Research and Advancement, or MENARA, which fittingly means “lighthouse” in Arabic.
https://t.co/NLOJRdnUE5

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

I have never felt so shaken.

Children are dying of hunger. Falling one after another, like petals of a dying flower. Under our watch.

How do you sleep, Presidents, Foreign Ministers, political leaders, diplomats, civil servants - doing nothing to stop Israel’s starvation campaign?

PS: Talking politics while dodging genocide perfectly meets the definition of doing nothing.

[Javad Zarif @JZarif]

Let's see now:

Invasion of Syria
Incursions in Lebanon
War on Iran
Genocide in Gaza
Bombing Yemen
Opposition to JCPOA, NPT, CWC & WMD accords
Obstructing peace—even U.S./EU plans

So:
War, terror, sabotage, blackmail...show that the only "existential threat" to Israel is Peace

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

I had a joint teleconference with E3 FMs & EU HR last night, in which I made the following points clear:

It was the US that withdrew from a two-year negotiated deal -coordinated by EU in 2015- not Iran; and it was US that left the negotiation table in June this year and chose a military option instead, not Iran.

Any new round of talks is only possible when the other side is ready for a fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial nuclear deal.

If EU/E3 want to have a role, they should act responsibly, and put aside the worn-out policies of threat and pressure, including the "snap-back" for which they lack absolutely no moral and legal ground.

[Hojjat Mianabadi @Homianabadi]

دولت افغانستان(جمهوریت و طالب) درسالها و دهه های اخیر حقابه قانونی و عرفی #هیرمند و #هریرود مردم ایران را نداده اند. اما مردم عزیز سیستان، خراسان، تهران و ...، علیرغم ناترازی شدید آب و تحریم های شدید، #آب و نان شان را با مردم عزیز افغانستان به اشتراک گذاشته و می گذارند.

[Javad Zarif @JZarif]

Build regional stability from the ashes of Netanyahu’s war on JCPOA
Ten years since JCPOA’s signing, Netanyahu’s fear of peace has fuelled chaos. West Asia must respond with unity.
https://t.co/SgO0ZVieJs

[Javad Zarif @JZarif]

بناء الاستقرار الإقليمي من رماد حرب نتنياهو على الاتفاق النووي
https://t.co/V9YZkrZkWe

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

Netanyahu pledged victory in Gaza almost two years ago. The end result: military quagmire, facing arrest warrant for war crimes, and 200,000 new Hamas recruits.

In Iran, he dreamed that he could erase 40+ years of peaceful nuclear achievements. The end result: every one of the dozen Iranian academics that his mercenaries martyred had trained 100+ capable disciples. They will show Netanyahu what they are capable of.

But his arrogance doesn't stop there. Having miserably failed to achieve any of his war aims in Iran and compelled to run to "Daddy" when our powerful missiles flattened secret Israeli regime sites-which Netanyahu is still censoring-he is openly dictating what the US should or shouldn't say or do in talks with Iran.

Apart from farce that Iran will accept anything a wanted war criminal has to say, the inevitable question arises: what exactly is Netanyahu smoking? and if nothing, what exactly does the Mossad have on the White House?

[Soureh 🟩☫🟥 @Soureh_design2]

Tehran, graffiti artist, Ali Mirfatah honoring the martyrs of the Zionists attack, on the walls of Tehran streets

[Reza Nasri @RezaNasri1]

The United States and its Western allies fundamentally misunderstand the mindset and cultural nuances that shape Iran’s decisions. Israel, for its part, has done everything possible to further distort this picture.

For Iran, enrichment has always been more about dignity than anything else. The West dictated that Iran abandon it - and that is precisely why it did not.

Instead of recognizing this reality, the United States - after years of mounting pressure, crippling sanctions, and covert sabotage - chose to escalate further, launching direct attacks on Iranian territory and killing its citizens in an attempt to force capitulation. And now, from Iran’s perspective, it has not only endured relentless economic coercion to uphold its right to enrich, but its people have now paid for that right with their blood. That sacrifice has imbued enrichment with renewed symbolic power, further elevating it from a technical issue to a national cause. The Iranian government is now more determined than ever to defend it.

If @realDonaldTrump truly seeks a diplomatic resolution, he must begin by recognizing this sense of dignity and speaking to Iran with respect. More pressure will only result in more resilience.

For Iran, there is no material calculus at play here -only a principled stand rooted in identity, memory, and national dignity.

[Reza Nasri @RezaNasri1]

The United Kingdom and France, while persistently leveling accusations against Iran for violating the NPT, are themselves actively undermining the treaty’s core tenets.

The France-UK nuclear cooperation agreement, as outlined in the Northwood Declaration, constitutes a violation of the NPT and represents a significant affront to the global non-proliferation regime.

Article I of the NPT explicitly prohibits nuclear-weapon states from transferring nuclear weapons or control over such weapons, directly or indirectly, to any recipient, and from assisting non-nuclear-weapon states in acquiring nuclear capabilities. The establishment of the UK-France Nuclear Steering Group and the coordination of their nuclear deterrents, even if described as maintaining independent arsenals, risks indirect transfer of sensitive nuclear knowledge and capabilities through enhanced operational and policy alignment. This undermines the spirit of the NPT, which seeks to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and promote disarmament, by instead deepening nuclear collaboration in a manner that could embolden other states to pursue similar arrangements, thus destabilizing the non-proliferation regime and eroding global security commitments.

Furthermore, this agreement contravenes the NPT’s Article VI, which obligates nuclear-weapon states to pursue negotiations in good faith toward nuclear disarmament, as it prioritizes strengthening nuclear deterrence over advancing disarmament commitments.

[Esmaeil Baqaei @IRIMFA_SPOX]

Chancellor #Friedrich_Merz persists in his support for Israeli regime's lawless behaviour & atrocity crimes at the cost of contravening the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and int'l law.

Herr Merz, a law graduate, must know very well that Israel's unprovoked armed attack against Iran was a flagrant violation of Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations and a blatant act of AGGRESSION.

Endorsing an injustice is no less than complicity in it.
#German Chancellor's persistent backing of Israeli regime's war of aggression against Iran & the ensuing war crimes entails German government's int'l responsibility for acting as an accomplice in Israel's wrongful/criminal acts, and the German government cannot shrug it off.

[Reza Nasri @RezaNasri1]

Israel consistently attempts to project its own misconduct onto Iran in a cynical effort to manipulate the narrative. As an apartheid regime, it desperately tries to deflect scrutiny by accusing Iran of "gender apartheid." As a state formally charged with genocide, it absurdly alleges that Iran seeks a second Holocaust against Jews. As a regime deeply implicated in war crimes and crimes against humanity, it hurls accusations of "state terrorism" at Iran. And as the power presiding over the longest military occupation in modern history, its latest farce is to claim that Iran’s own armed forces are "occupiers" within their own sovereign territory.

Don't believe anything Israel says about Iran.

[Javad Zarif @JZarif]

In further proof of the absurdity of US designations,

US just removed the leader of Syrian Al Qaeda from its terror list;

And sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights.

Not unlike 1984, when US took Saddam off and added Iran to its terrorism list.

#NobelPeace4Albanese

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

The man below is the founder of Al Qaeda in Syria. The US just took his organization off its terror list and lifted sanctions on him.

The woman below is the UN rapporteur on Israel and Palestine. The US is about to impose sanctions on her.

Let that sink in.