Iran has strongly condemned Britain’s decision to allow the US to use British military bases and facilities to carry out attacks against Tehran, warning that any country assisting military action against the country would be responsible for the consequences.
In a statement, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Thursday London’s decision to provide military bases and logistical support for what it described as Washington’s “illegal” attacks violated the UN Charter and international law.
The ministry argued that Britain’s move constituted “an act of aggression” under Article 3(f) of UN General Assembly Resolution 3314, which defines aggression to include allowing a state’s territory to be used by another state to carry out attacks against a third country.
It said British policymakers were fully aware that the US war on Iran, launched with the participation of Israel, amounted to a “blatant act of aggression” and that any assistance in preparing or carrying out such operations would “constitute complicity in the crime of aggression and war crimes”.
The ministry criticised Britain, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, for supporting what it called the aggressor states instead of condemning the attacks, saying the decision undermined London’s stated commitment to the rule of law, human rights, and international peace and security.
Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has authorised the US to use certain bases for operations against Iran.
