IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WRITES TO SRI LANKA SEEKING SOLIDARITY ON UN SANCTIONS

We should be careful about international norms because these norms are the result of humanity's bitter experiences after two world wars

- KELUM BANDARA

In the wake of the United Nations’ sweeping economic and military sanctions reimposed on Iran—a decade after they were lifted—tIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has written to his Sri Lankan counterpart, Vijitha Herath, asking for Sri Lanka’s solidarity, according to Iranian Ambassador Alireza Delkosh.

The UN move comes after the UK, France, and Germany wrote to the UN Security Council last month, accusing Iran of failing to fulfill its commitments. Tehran has now recalled its ambassadors to the UK, France, and Germany in response, Iranian state media reports. In a discussion with a group of journalists, the Iranian Ambassador said that international law is currently being treated “as a toy of the United States.” He added that the decision, taken by the United States with these countries, is very dangerous for international law.