TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned that the generation and publication of fake content on social media platforms to target governments and nations are in contradiction with the United Nations’ Charter.

Amirabadollahian made the remarks in the first session of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations in Tehran on Saturday, calling for improvement of cooperation among member states of the group in order to stand against unilateralism.

The unprecedented deterioration of multilateralism and the emergence of uncontrolled unilateralism is contrary to international law, which has undermined the states’ compliance with the UN Charter, he added.

Refusing residents of countries under sanctions to achieve their basic rights is a sort of crime against humanity, so the states imposing sanctions would be held accountable, the top diplomat mentioned.

As to a trip by the United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights to Iran, Amirabdollahian said that the rapporteur’s report confirmed the fact that the imposition of the embargo badly affected the lives of the Iranian people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The effective resistance in dealing with the unilateral sanctions needs cooperation among independent states, he said, noting that the U.S. has replaced compliance with legal commitments with bullying and lawlessness.

On the 2015 nuclear deal, he argued that the Islamic Republic has abided by pursuing the peaceful process of negotiations to resolve the dispute over its nuclear dossier.

The Iranian FM went on to say that unilateralism has a direct link with modern methods and misuse of new technologies and cyberspace to try to weaken governments and political systems of independent states.

The preparation and publication of fake content against governments and nations on social media platforms are in contradiction to the integrity of independent countries in a bid to destabilize them, he argued.

Iran foreign ministry hosted the international meeting, which is being held at the level of deputy ministers.

The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations was formed by 19 countries with the aim of preserving, upgrading, and defending the credibility of the UN Charter.

The member states of the group comprise Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, North Korea, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Nicaragua, Palestine, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile on the sidelines of the event, Amirabdollahian dismissed media controversy over Iran’s alleged support for Russia in the Ukraine war, assuring that Iran will not be indifferent if it is proven that Russia has used Iranian drones in the conflict.

Speaking to reporters, Amirabdollahian once again rejected claims that Iran has provided Russia with missiles and drones to be used in the Ukraine war.

“Our relations with Russia are based on neighborhood and mutual interests. I would like to emphasize here that the fuss made by some western countries that Iran has provided Russia with missiles and drones to help it in the Ukraine war, claims about the missile part is completely wrong and the drone part is correct,” he said.

But he hastened to add that Iran has provided Russia with a limited number of drones months before the war in Ukraine.

“We agreed with Ukraine’s foreign minister that if they have any documents proving Russia has been using Iranian drones in Ukraine, Kiev should provide these documents to us,” he explained.

The Iranian foreign minister also revealed that Iranian and Ukrainian officials were supposed to meet two weeks ago, as an Iranian defense and political delegation went to a European country to meet the Ukraine delegation.

He said that unfortunately, Kiev made a last-minute decision not to attend the meeting.

“The reason was that the U.S. and some European countries, especially Germany, told Ukraine that while we [West] want to use the drones issue against Iran, you want to drink coffee together in a European country!” he added.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has made many efforts with the aim of ending the Ukraine war, Amirabdollahian assured. “Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, these efforts have been made at the level of the presidential and foreign ministry levels, and Iran will continue these efforts until the war in Ukraine stops,” he added.

Touching on the nuclear deal, Amirabdollahian called on the U.S. to show genuine resolve and goodwill in the talks without looking for an excuse for the breach of its commitments.

He reassured Iran’s firm determination to restore its absolute right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in all forms, including uranium enrichment, while reiterating that Tehran is committed to the continuation of talks on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with goodwill and on the basis of equality and mutual respect.

The top diplomat emphasized that the purpose of the nuclear talks must be a strong commitment by all parties to the full implementation of their undertakings under the JCPOA.

Elsewhere in his comments, Amirabdollahian noted that producing and publishing disinformation and misleading news on the internet against nations and governments is in complete contradiction to the principles of international law and the United Nations Charter.

Touching on the ongoing Israeli aggressions in occupied Palestine, the Iranian FM stressed that “undoubtedly, the most important violator of international law and which causes destruction and killing in the region is the Israeli regime.”

“Occupying Palestine and parts of the lands of other Arab countries and depriving the oppressed Palestinian people of their inalienable and inherent rights, violating and disregarding the resolutions issued by various international organizations including the United Nations are among the illegal actions that this regime has carried out since its formation until now.”

He underscored that governments and international organizations cannot and should not remain silent in face of a regime that repeatedly and continuously commits major international crimes.