Lebanon responds to Iranian letters sent to UN
Lebanon has responded to Iranian letters sent to the U.N., accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations, interfering in Lebanese sovereign affairs, and embroiling the country in a devastating war against its will.
Independent Arabia had earlier reported that Lebanon had filed a U.N. complaint against Iran. But the Lebanese Foreign Ministry clarified Wednesday evening that it has not complained against Iran but rather responded to Iranian letters sent to the organization.
The Lebanese response challenges the Iranian narrative regarding the assassination of Iranian diplomats in Beirut. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that the Iranian embassy had coordinated with it regarding their transfer to the Ramada Hotel in Raouche and revealed that some of the victims were not officially registered as diplomats, in violation of the Vienna Convention.
The letter also documents a series of "blatant violations committed by the Iranian embassy in Beirut against the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations."
The response, submitted by the Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations, Ahmed Arafa, asserts Lebanon's right to demand that Iran be held accountable under international law and bear "the consequences of its repeated violations of its international obligations."
The Lebanese response also accused Iranian agencies, including the Revolutionary Guard, of carrying out illegal acts in flagrant defiance of Lebanese government decisions, and of dragging Lebanon into a devastating war that resulted in the death and injury of thousands, the displacement of more than a million citizens, the infliction of unparalleled material losses, Israel's occupation of parts of Lebanese territory, and the establishment of security zones.
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