Academic Reminds Israel’s Sponsors of Accountability for Crimes against Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian university professor highlighted the legal responsibility of the governments that support the Israeli war of aggression against Iran, reminding them of their complicity in the crimes.
What follows is an article by Ali Bahadori Jahromi, a former spokesperson for the Iranian administration and a member of the Law Faculty of Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran:
Partners in Crime: The Legal Responsibility of States Supporting Aggression Against Iran
When a belligerent regime openly attacks the national infrastructure, residential areas, and civilian facilities of a sovereign state, responsibility does not rest solely on the immediate perpetrator. Under peremptory norms of international law --including Article 2 of the UN Charter and the principles enshrined in the 2001 ILC Articles on State Responsibility-- any third-party state that knowingly provides material, logistical, or intelligence support to such aggression is complicit in the violation of international law. This is not merely a moral stance; it is a binding legal obligation intended to safeguard the global order and prohibit the unlawful use of force.
Today, governments that supply weapons, intelligence, cyber infrastructure, or even diplomatic and media cover to the aggressor regime cannot claim immunity from legal and political consequences. According to Article 16 of the ILC Articles, substantial assistance to another state’s internationally wrongful act constitutes a wrongful act in itself. Political silence or diplomatic endorsement, especially when coupled with the transfer of military equipment or strategic data, constitutes active support for aggression --not neutrality-- under international law.
The global community must recognize that in an age of transparency and digital documentation, no form of support for military aggression remains hidden. International courts and legal bodies may soon record the names of those governments aiding regimes that violate peace --governments that, under the illusion of impunity, now believe they stand beyond accountability. Such support is not only morally indefensible but is legally tantamount to complicity in the violation of the sovereignty and rights of nations.
