Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the “unjustified and illegitimate” aggression by Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran, reaffirming its resolute solidarity with the government and people of Iran.

“The Israeli military strikes violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran and contravene the UN Charter and fundamental principles of international law. Iran has the right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” said Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan in a statement.

He added that Pakistan stands in “resolute solidarity” with the people of Iran and unequivocally denounces these blatant provocations, which pose a grave danger and serious threat to the peace, security, and stability of the entire region and beyond.

The spokesperson emphasized that the international community and the United Nations have a responsibility to uphold international law, stop this aggression immediately, and hold the aggressor accountable for its actions.

According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, along with other military and civilian figures, has been assassinated in Israeli strikes in Tehran.

The agency also reported the assassination of Mohammad-Mehdi Tehranchi, a nuclear scientist and president of the Islamic Azad University, as well as Fereydoun Abbasi, also a nuclear scientist and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, in separate strikes. Additionally, Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters, Major General Gholamali Rashid, was reported killed in the Israeli attacks.

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