In a post on his X account on Saturday, Esmaeil Baqaei reacted to a media report quoting the Italian prime minister as saying that Italy did not participate in the US-Israeli war against Iran but had provided “technical and logistical” support to the US Army.
Referring to the remarks, Baqaei wrote, “This is a glaring contradiction and a fallacious argument aimed at evading responsibility for complicity in a grave internationally wrongful act: publicly denying any aid or assistance to the aggressors, while openly acknowledging the ‘technical and logistical’ support that enabled and facilitated the unlawful American-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.”
“Providing ‘technical and logistical’ support to the aggressors constitutes nothing less than a clear and direct contribution to the commission of an illegal war of choice — a blatant act of aggression and a serious violation of international law,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated.
Baqaei’s remarks came after media reports cited the Italian prime minister as rejecting claims that Italy had taken part in military action against Iran while acknowledging support described as technical and logistical assistance to US forces.