WANA (Jul 30) – The Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a diplomatic campaign aimed at condemning the brutal attacks carried out by the Israeli regime and the United States against Iran, and at pursuing legal and judicial action regarding their war crimes. In this context, the Minister of Justice has held consultations with his counterparts in more than 100 countries.

 

Amin Hossein Rahimi, the Minister of Justice, has sent letters to the justice ministers of over 100 countries, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and various judicial and legal authorities. He has also conducted phone calls with a number of his counterparts abroad. Through these efforts, Rahimi has initiated a diplomatic campaign designed to foster regional and international convergence in condemning the ruthless aggression by the Israeli regime and the United States against Iran, while pressing for legal and judicial accountability.

 

In his letter, Rahimi highlighted Israel’s blatant violation of the most fundamental principles of international law and humanitarian law during its aggression against Iran. He cited the deliberate targeting of civilians, the failure to distinguish between combatants and non-combatants, the attack on Evin Prison resulting in the martyrdom of experts, judges, lawyers, civilian staff, prisoners, and citizens, as well as the assassination of nuclear scientists and attacks against their families. He stressed that these acts constitute clear examples of “war crimes,” reflecting a flagrant disregard for the most basic norms of human rights and humanitarian law.

 

The Justice Minister further emphasized that under international law, combating the phenomenon of “impunity” is a shared obligation of all states. He warned that leaving such grave and obvious crimes unanswered would undermine the very foundations of the global legal order.

 

Rahimi called on his counterparts in other countries to explicitly condemn this aggression and to utilize their legal and judicial capacities to safeguard justice and international order.

People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

On June 12, in a flagrant violation of international law and Iran’s national sovereignty, the Israeli regime launched military strikes on Tehran and several other cities, including targeting the country’s nuclear facilities. The attacks resulted in the martyrdom of a number of scientists, military personnel, and civilians.

 

Following the crime, Iran’s Supreme Leader, in a message to the Iranian people, declared: “The regime must await severe punishment. By God’s will, the powerful hand of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic will not let it go unpunished.”

 

Subsequently, in the early hours of Sunday, June 22, the United States joined Israel’s war against Iran by directly attacking the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites.

 

On June 23, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in a statement that, following the blatant U.S. military aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities and its explicit violation of international law—and under the guidance of the Supreme National Security Council and the command of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters—the IRGC, in an operation codenamed “Basharat al-Fath” (“Good News of Victory”) and under the sacred password “Ya Aba Abdillah al-Hussein (AS),” had launched a powerful and devastating missile strike against Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the U.S. Air Force’s central command hub and its largest strategic asset in West Asia.

 

Finally, on June 24, the U.S. President announced a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the Israeli regime. The Islamic Republic of Iran, while stressing that it had not initiated the war, declared that if Israel halted its unlawful aggression, Iran would have no intention of continuing its retaliatory response.