JAKARTA - The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the United States committed a war crime by targeting civilian infrastructure in its attacks on the country.
In a statement on Thursday, July 16, Iran accused the US of committing a number of war crimes, particularly by targeting civilian facilities and infrastructure.
"Such attacks are a clear violation of the United Nations Charter and the basic rules of international law," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, quoted by CNN.
The statement defended Iran's attacks on neighboring countries in the Gulf region. Tehran called the retaliatory attacks "defensive in nature" and in accordance with Iran's inherent and legitimate right to self-defense under international law and Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
The statement did not mention Iran's recent attacks on commercial vessels or previous missile and drone attacks targeting residential buildings, hotels, civilian airports, as well as major energy and water facilities in various Gulf countries.
Among them was the June 3 attack on Kuwait International Airport which caused severe damage to the passenger terminal, killing one person and injuring more than 60 others, as well as an attack late last month which according to the Bahraini Ministry of Interior caused severe damage to a residential building.
As an example of the alleged US war crimes, the Iranian Foreign Ministry referred to the air raids on Wednesday morning on a mineral water production facility in the Dehloran region, near the border with Iraq, as well as the attack on the maritime traffic control center in Chabahar, southeast Iran, on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday.
The statement said "many other similar attacks including war crimes committed by the American aggressor in just the last week."
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