US EditionIran attacks breach international law, Swiss Defence Minister says
Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran breach the UN Charter and called for a halt to protect civilians and prevent escalation.
- On Sunday, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said the United States and Israel have broken international law with airstrikes on Iran and the Federal Council shares that assessment.
- Under the U.N. Charter, the use of force without authorisation is barred; legal experts say many countries will consider the attacks unjustified, and Pfister said the strikes conflict with the prohibition on use of force.
- Pfister called on all parties involved to halt the fighting to protect the civilian population and said his comments apply universally to any country breaking the rule against the use of force.
- Pfister said Switzerland has nothing to defend against long-range attacks, and new structures, including a competence centre for drones and robotics and a task force, are being created.
- Pfister echoed Klingbeil's doubts about the war's legality and called for a broader security rethink, saying the conflict could prompt an urgent reassessment in Switzerland.
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US, Israeli strikes on Iran break international law - Switzerland
Switzerland’s Defence Minister, Martin Pfister, has said that recent attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel violate international law. Pfister made the statement in an interview published on Sunday by the Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung. He explained that the country’s governing body, the Federal Council, believes the strikes carried out against Iran go against international legal rules. According to him, Switzerland’s government consid…
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US-Israel attacks on Iran breach international law, Swiss Defense Minister says
The United States and Israel have broken international law with their attacks on Iran, Swiss Defense Minister Martin Pfister said, the latest leader to raise concerns about the conflict.
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