Ben Norton – UN, US, UK, France ignore Iran’s legal right to self-defence, paint Israel as the victim
Sun 12:06 pm +01:00, 14 Apr 2024Geopolitical Economy Report
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Israel attacked Iran’s embassy in Syria on April 1, in a blatant act of war. Iran had a legal right to respond in self-defense, according to article 51 of the UN Charter, which is exactly what it did by launching missiles and drone strikes on April 13. But Western governments are absurdly portraying Tehran as the aggressor. Ben Norton explains.
Topics 0:00 Intro 1:11 Israel attacked Iran first 2:50 Biden & Sunak erase history 3:57 US, UK, France blocked UN Security Council condemnation 5:14 Iran invoked article 51 of UN charter 7:02 UN chief Antonio Guterres’ hypocrisy 8:32 West is destroying international law 10:46 World War III? 12:25 Outro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p1-Psc0Un8
