The joint statement from the E3 — France, Germany, and the United Kingdom — is a master class in evasion. “We did not participate in these strikes, but are in close contact with our international partners, including the United States and Israel,” they declared. The text also lists all the references and rationalizations used by Iran hawks — “nuclear program, ballistic missile program, regional destabilization and repression against its own people.”

Not a single reference to the international law that explicitly prohibits aggression. It is particularly Orwellian that the European leaders “urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution,” when Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was literally doing exactly that the day earlier in Geneva.

  • bossito@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    But who’s following the rules? Not Russia, not Iran, not Azerbaijan, not Sudan, not Rwanda, not Ethiopia… And the list goes on. This is not new. The question is more, why would the US follow them if no one else does and there’s no consequence?

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      This is backwards. The US is the hegemon. They set the standard. The others don’t follow the rules because the US were breaking them.

    • huppakee@piefed.socialEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      Totally true, but the us is supposed to be one of the adults, not one of the children. And there isn’t always no consequence, especially if a country like us would recognize the international courts.