In the Name of Allah

Legal statement of the International Lawyers without Borders Association regarding the Israeli regime’s aggressive attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran

On the morning of Friday, 23 Khordad 1404, corresponding to June 13, 2025, the Israeli regime launched an “armed attack” of air and missiles against the territorial territory of Iran, especially the capital of the country, Tehran, and several other cities. Now, after 7 days, at the time of issuing this statement, this aggression and attacks on cities are still continuing. In these attacks, residential areas and ordinary people, including men and women, children, scientists of the country, and a number of military commanders were attacked in their private homes and alongside their wives and children, and as a result, dozens of civilians, including children, were martyred and hundreds were injured.Also, in these widespread and blatant “aggressive attacks,” civilian facilities, residential homes, public places, and the country’s vital infrastructure, such as industrial centers, pharmaceutical production, the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation, hospitals, and even peaceful nuclear facilities, were targeted and destroyed by brutal and destructive attacks

These attacks are a clear example of a gross violation of the United Nations Charter, including the violation of the principle of state sovereignty as stated in Article 2, paragraph 1, and in particular the peremptory rule prohibiting the use of force as stated in Article 2, paragraph 4 of the United Nations Charter, which stipulates that “all Members shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other State.” This is because the use of force and military force is fundamentally prohibited in the order governing the Charter, except in exceptional cases of self-defense as stated in Article 51 of the Charter, and only in the event of an “armed attack,” or with the authorization of the Security Council or another for liberation from domination and the lifting of occupation in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 1514.

It is clear that the aggression committed cannot be justified under any existing legal framework; on the contrary, there is no doubt that these actions are “aggressive.” This military attack is a violation of the territorial integrity and independence of a member state of the United Nations and a clear example of an act of aggression, as defined in UN General Assembly Resolution 3314 and as recognized as the crime of aggression in Article 8 bis of the Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Given the direct targeting and the lack of distinction between military and civilian targets, these attacks also violate fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution, and can therefore be considered examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Most importantly, free people of the world, be aware and we warn you; the Israeli regime has long based its war against humanity on equipment such as communication devices, including mobile phones and pagers, which were invented to make people’s lives easier and more comfortable. This regime has recently been planning and carrying out its armed attacks on the Internet. Therefore, today, in order to be safe from killing and destruction and to survive, humans must avoid all communication devices and equipment and protect themselves by not knowing each other. These inhumane actions are a clear example of a crime against humanity that targets the very foundation of humanity.

Accordingly, we, the members of the Association of Lawyers Without Borders, consider it our mission to address all governments and organizations at all levels, both international and regional, governmental and non-governmental, nations and every free human being, and to remind them of their grave responsibility at this critical time for urgent and effective action.

Accordingly, while stating the legal and humanitarian responsibilities of governments, international and regional organizations, nations and all free human beings, the following measures are emphasized:

1)  Obligations and responsibilities of international organizations

a) The United Nations Security Council must, in accordance with Article 39 of the Charter, identify this act as an aggression and breach of international peace and security and take action to stop the aggression, identify the perpetrators and adopt binding measures. In the event of the Security Council’s inability or silence, the United Nations General Assembly must hold an emergency meeting in accordance with the “Unity for Peace” resolution (Res. 377 A) and, by consensus of the states, call for collective action.

b) The Secretary-General of the United Nations has the duty, in accordance with Article 99 of the Charter, to draw the attention of the Security Council to this crisis and to begin the legal documentation of this attack by forming a fact-finding committee.

C) The UN Human Rights Council is required to:

1) Establish an independent international fact-finding commission and use all its means to protect human rights and confront their violations by the Zionist regime,

2) In particular, this council must confront the regime’s innovations in using communication devices and pagers that target individual human beings and their families, and report these actions as crimes against humanity to the relevant authorities, especially the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly

2) Obligations and responsibilities of states

a) All member states of the United Nations must refrain from any endorsement, direct or indirect assistance, or even silence regarding this aggression, because according to the established principles of international law, assistance to the aggressor state is prohibited.

b) States must put political, diplomatic, economic measures, and even targeted sanctions against the Israeli regime on the agenda to prevent the repetition of such attacks.

c) ​​States parties to the Statute of the Court are obliged to prosecute and prosecute the perpetrators of this attack as perpetrators of international crimes.

d) All countries must pursue and punish, through their national judicial authorities, the leaders, administrators, and perpetrators of these heinous international crimes that have been committed in the form of war crimes and crimes against humanity

3) Obligations and missions of regional organizations

The European Union, as an institution committed to preserving human rights, peace and the UN Charter, must stop taking dual positions on the violation of peace and take a legal stance against this act of aggression.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) must convene an urgent meeting at the level of foreign ministers and, by issuing a resolution, call for a serious response from international institutions, support for the victims and the use of legal means to pursue those responsible for this crime.

The African Union, the Arab League and the ECO are also obliged to declare a clear position and take coordinated actions at the regional level

4) The duties and mission of the free people of the world

a) The free people of the world must not hesitate to take any action, whether individually or collectively, by pressuring their governments to take individual and collective decisions and through international forums to condemn these actions and take effective measures to prevent the Israeli regime from committing acts against human rights.

b) The free people of Western countries, especially the United States, Britain, France and Germany, whose governments directly or indirectly support the Israeli regime, are obliged to demand an end to support this regime through civil protests, letter writing, legal complaints and pressure on members of parliament.c); The American people, especially free scientists and intellectuals, must force their government to return to the path of peace, humanity, and respect for human and international rights, instead of supporting and supporting war-making and sending weapons.

d) The nations of the Islamic world must also, through popular, academic, cultural, and media institutions, with solidarity and unity, not remain silent in the face of this aggression and take action to raise awareness, support the victims, and demand action from their governments.

e) Human rights activists, non-governmental organizations, and academics must awaken the public conscience of the world to the dangers of impunity for this crime by documenting and analyzing the legal and media aspects of this attack

5) Duties and Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran

a) The Islamic Republic of Iran has the right to defend itself legitimately to the point of complete deterrence, based on Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and knows that it is the defending country and has the right to legitimate defense, which recognizes the cessation of defense.

b) The Iranian government must collect legal, visual, and technical documentation of this attack and submit it to international institutions, including the Human Rights Council, the UN Secretary-General, and other relevant authorities. Also, Iran can, by utilizing the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), file a lawsuit against the Israeli regime for gross violations of the principles of international law.

In conclusion, we emphasize;

The military aggression against the territorial territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran is not only an attack on an independent country, but also a clear attack on the foundations of the international legal order, the principle of non-recourse to force, human dignity, and especially an attack on the foundation and foundation of the legal order that scholars have worked for for more than a century and lives have been spent to establish and sustain it.

Therefore, the international community must abandon double standards, politicization, and indifference towards the victims of the East and South of the world and speak out loudly in defense of the universal principles of international law, especially human rights and human dignity.

Inaction and any silence today means legitimizing aggression and accompanying aggression. Without a doubt, silence and indifference will bring shame to human history and irreparable losses to everyone.

Let us not be silent, but rather shout, and instead of indifference, be active and effective.

May history record the results of these actions with pride as the harbinger of human happiness.

International Lawyers Without Borders Association,

3rd Khordad 1404, corresponding to 20 June 2025