Iran’s ambassador to Lisbon requires clarification to Montenegro and states that any help from Portugal to the US, even indirect, makes Portugal complicit in the American attack.
The Iranian ambassador in Lisbon, Majid Tafreshi, required this Monday formal clarifications to the Portuguese government about the possible INDIRECT PARTICIPATION OF PORTUGAL In the United States attack on the nuclear facilities of Iran over the weekend.
In an interview with, the diplomat revealed that Tehran admits to open his own investigation of the succeeded and stressed that “each and each must be held responsible for what they did. ”
At stake is the use of the slab base in the Azores by refueling aircraft of the United States air forces. The Portuguese Ministry of Defense, on Sunday, have authorized the use of the base by 12 aircraft Americans, allegedly in the context of an Atlantic operation.
However, Majid Tafreshi questions this justification: “If it is confirmed that the base was used in the context of the attack on Iran, Portugal was definitely part of the aggression”He said.
For the ambassador, the indirect involvement of a state in an attack, even without the explicit authorization of the UN Security Council, is a form of active participation and deserves investigation. “I would like the Prime Minister to address the topic as soon as possible,” said Tafreshi, ensuring that they will pondera it advance with its own investigation. “Why not?” He said, stressing that such a step “is very important.”
The Iranian diplomat has also left the international community on the nuclear program of Iran and ensures that the country maintains uranium enriched only for civil and peaceful purposes. However, the ambassador admitted that the situation may change if they will be hearing and that Iran can advance with the creation of a nuclear arsenal if it feels threatened. “If we didn’t have missiles, Now we would have a country in ruins”He said, arguing that Iran needs military dissuasion to ensure their sovereignty.
Asked about the eventuality of developing nuclear weapons, Tafreshi replied that if that happened, the country would openly inform the international community and stop participating in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. “It is a right, not a threat”He stressed.
