Rome, 13 Aug. (LaPresse) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned France over human rights, saying it should stop lecturing others. The remarks – made in a post on X – come amid criticism levelled at both France and other Western countries regarding their condemnation of Iran’s handling of internal dissent. “Countries such as France,” Araghchi writes on X, “should stop lecturing the world on human rights and international law. The hypocrisy is blatant and embarrassing. Your support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its aggression against Iran has destroyed any moral superiority you thought you had.” Araghchi’s remarks come after France confirmed that the EU and 20 other countries have condemned the executions of protesters in Iran, calling on Tehran to take concrete measures to ensure respect for human rights, end the death penalty and release those detained arbitrarily.
Tehran’s Foreign Minister condemns France: “Enough of the lectures on human rights”
Rome, 13 Aug. (LaPresse) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned France over human rights, saying it should stop lecturing others. The remarks – made in a post on X – come amid criticism levelled at both France and other Western countries regarding their condemnation of Iran’s handling of internal dissent. “Countries such as France,” Araghchi writes on X, “should stop lecturing the world on human rights and international law. The hypocrisy is blatant and embarrassing. Your support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its aggression against Iran has destroyed any moral superiority you thought you had.” Araghchi’s remarks come after France confirmed that the EU and 20 other countries have condemned the executions of protesters in Iran, calling on Tehran to take concrete measures to ensure respect for human rights, end the death penalty and release those detained arbitrarily.