Tehran, March 08: Amid the growing likelihood of a US military intervention in Libya, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has denounced as “unacceptable” any foreign military move in the North African country.
Iran strongly condemns the killings of innocent people and military options in any country and calls for an immediate end to such efforts, Mehmanparast told reporters at his weekly press conference on Tuesday.
He added that certain countries, particularly the United States which has always backed dictators, have used “defending the rights of Libyan people” as a pretext for their “military intervention, occupation of the region and establishment of military bases.”
The Iranian spokesperson offered a suggestion to the US and its allies to eradicate the roots of arrogance rather than to continue hatching plots for their military presence in the region.
He further pointed out that the ongoing developments in Middle Eastern and North African countries were a “blow to the interests of certain Western countries and supporters of the Zionist regime.”
Mehmanparast emphasized that the demands of regional nations are based on independence from foreign powers and defiance of the Zionist regime, which is supported by the United States and certain Western countries.
“They are making great efforts to pretend that similar ongoing events in the North Africa and the Middle East will take place in independent and influential countries in the region, particularly the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the spokesman said.
“This is a big cheat in political stance and media moves of Western countries who have always claimed to defend democracy and human rights,” he stressed.
—-Agencies