Bahrain’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has provided the international community with accurate information refuting Iran’s false claims contained in communications from its mission.
Bahrain’s mission has sent a ninth letter in its national capacity to both the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council President.
The mission expressed the kingdom’s categorical rejection, in the strongest terms, of the unjustified allegations contained in the letter dated March 18 from the permanent representative of Iran to the UN, stressing that these allegations are false and baseless.
The statement noted that Iran’s attacks against Bahrain were, and remain, unjustified, reiterating Bahrain’s full respect for the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and good neighbourliness, as set out in the Charter of the United Nations.
It added that despite numerous diplomatic efforts by the GCC to avoid escalation, Iran has carried out, and continues to carry out, military operations against GCC states.
These operations have deliberately targeted several civilian sites, including vital civilian infrastructure, civilian airports, seaports, commercial ports, essential infrastructure, energy infrastructure, oil facilities, basic food supplies, desalination plants, roads, shipping centres, residential areas, hotels and apartment buildings.
The statement rejected attempts by Iran to distort facts in its recent address to the UN, where it sought to shift responsibility for its ongoing attacks by claiming that Bahrain bears international responsibility requiring compensation, including reforms, describing such claims as baseless.
It stated Bahrain’s rejection of any attempt to distort facts or evade responsibility, noting that Iran threatened the use of force on February 19, a threat rejected by GCC states, which also called for de-escalation and reaffirmed their commitment to regional and international peace and security.
“Bahrain is a victim of illegal and unjustified attacks, supported by evidence recognised by the international community, which has witnessed these attacks since February 28, including those that continued after the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2817,” it added.
The statement also addressed the attack launched by Iran on Riyadh, during a meeting of foreign ministers from 12 UN member states.
It emphasised that these attacks are utterly unjustifiable.
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