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Guido van Limput, a former defense advisor for the Socialist Party in the Dutch parliament, described the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as illegal and contrary to the US Constitution.
Van Limput, also a member of the New Movement for Peace (De Nieuw Vredesbuijing), told RIA Novosti: "These strikes are illegal from the perspective of international law. They do not have a mandate from the UN Security Council. They contradict the US Constitution. They also violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In addition, these strikes are extremely dangerous."
It is noteworthy that on the night of June 22, the United States launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, with the aim of destroying or seriously weakening Iran's nuclear program, according to Washington.
US President Donald Trump warned Iran that it must agree to "end this war" or face more serious consequences. His Vice President, J.D. Vance, affirmed after the attacks—which the Iranians described as barbaric and criminal—that his country was not at war with the Islamic Republic.
For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that "the door to diplomacy must always remain open, but now is not the time," considering that the United States had betrayed diplomacy. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed that the country's nuclear industrial development continued unabated.
The US strikes sparked widespread international condemnation, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres describing the attacks as a dangerous escalation in the region and a direct threat to international peace and security. Russia also condemned the strikes, describing them as a flagrant violation of international law, the UN Charter, and Security Council resolutions, and called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to respond to the events. Cuba and China have joined the list of countries condemning the US military operation.
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