Iran criticizes US aggression in the Caribbean
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Iran condemns US military attacks in the Caribbean and threats to Venezuela, warning of global instability caused by Washington’s unilateralism.
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A US military video shows a small vessel speeding through international waters off Venezuela's coast moments before being struck and engulfed in flames (Social media)
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei issued a strong condemnation of the recent US military assaults on fishing vessels in the Caribbean, while also denouncing the threats made by Washington to employ force against Venezuela's sovereignty.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned that the United States's lawless and aggressive unilateralism has dangerous consequences, asserting that this approach undermines both regional and global stability.
The spokesperson strongly condemned the recent US military attacks on fishing boats in the Caribbean, as well as Washington’s threats to use force against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Venezuela, with Baghaei calling these actions a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and fundamental principles of international law.
He urged the United Nations Security Council and the UN Secretary-General to give immediate attention to the dangerous situation created by the US' insistence on interfering in the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which is an independent member state of the UN.
US escalates attacks against boats off the coast of Venezuela
On October 3, the United States escalated its military campaign in Latin America by carrying out yet another deadly strike off the coast of Venezuela under the false pretext of fighting narcotics trafficking. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the latest strike in a post on X, where he celebrated the destruction of a small vessel that US officials claimed was carrying drugs.
A video accompanying the post showed the boat erupting into flames, a scene which observers say reveals Washington's growing reliance on extrajudicial force and its willingness to kill without evidence, trial, or accountability.
The recent strikes have killed at least 21 people in four attacks, though none have been confirmed as traffickers, and since the US has provided no proof connecting the victims to drug networks, this has sparked serious concerns that Washington is unilaterally executing people in foreign waters on a false premise.
Based on President Donald Trump's declaration that the United States is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels, which he reclassified as "terrorist organizations", this new military doctrine has been condemned by legal scholars as an attempt to bypass international law.
