The American “Tower 22” base, which was targeted by a drone in northeastern Jordan (French)

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After Tehran continued during the recent period to deny the accusations against it of moving resistance factions according to its regional agenda, and asserting that it does not control their behavior, its ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Irani, likened the relationship between them to “a defense treaty like NATO.”

Following a letter sent by Tehran to the UN Security Council, in which it denied Western accusations that “Iran was behind the attacks on American bases in the Middle East,” its permanent representative to the United Nations spoke about his country’s connection with the resistance factions and “coordination, cooperation, financing and consultation between them.”

In an interview with NBC News, Irani said that "the relationship between Iran and resistance groups in this region can be compared to the NATO treaty," adding that these factions "have their own options" when it comes to "military activities."

Erwani said that the resistance factions have their own options when it comes to “military activities” (Getty)

Mixed responses

While the Iranian ambassador in New York is seeking to spare his country responsibility for the behavior of the resistance factions extending from Yemen to Iraq and then Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, Iranian observers wondered what was meant by Irani’s talk about the “defensive alliance between the Islamic Republic and the resistance factions.”

Commenting on the question of some Iranian and regional circles about the nature of the defensive alliance between Iran and the resistance factions, and whether its parties are prepared to wage a real war in defense of any party that may be exposed to a foreign attack, the official authorities remain silent, but the Persian media has republished previous positions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Iran denies that Tehran uses factions to achieve its interests "by proxy."

For his part, Mohsen Jalilvand, professor of international relations at the University of Tehran, considers Irani’s approach to his country’s connection with the resistance movements “inaccurate,” explaining that defense alliances are only concluded between independent, internationally and internationally recognized countries.

Tehran sent a letter to the Security Council denying its responsibility for the attacks on American bases (Al Jazeera)

Al-Aqsa flood

Speaking to Al Jazeera Net, Jalilund points out that international alliances, including the Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), have a legitimate legal entity, considering that talk about his country’s financing of these movements and coordination and cooperation between them only opens the door wide for Western parties to level accusations against Tehran and hold it responsible for the behavior of those factions.

He continued, that the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle and the ongoing Israeli war on the Palestinian resistance movements in Gaza proved that “there is no real defensive alliance between Iran and the resistance factions in light of Tel Aviv crossing all red lines in its war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, and in its targeting of the resistance in the Gaza Strip.” .

When he pointed out that the resistance movements can form alliances between themselves because they are symmetrical entities, he read the movements of the factions to support the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas” within the framework of the “defensive alliance” between them or the so-called “unity of the fronts against Israel,” stressing that these factions differ in the extent Its enjoyment of international legitimacy and its involvement in political work in its country.

Jalilund concluded by saying that the Islamic Republic cannot form a defensive alliance with the resistance movements, and that it does not see the need for that, because its price will be high for Tehran.

The M99's accession to the Qassam Brigades' sniper arsenal reveals the resistance's awareness of the nature of the irregular war against the occupation army (Qassam Brigades military media)

Iranian Constitution

On the other hand, political researcher Reda Sadr al-Husseini reads his country’s connection with the resistance factions in the context of “the Iranian constitution’s emphasis on the necessity of supporting liberation movements that oppose global arrogance and the Zionist entity,” stressing that the Iranian revolution has never imposed its agenda and aspirations on its allies, whether in the region or outside it, adding that Most of the factions close to Tehran share the latter’s concerns and aspirations in the Islamic region.

In an interview with Al Jazeera Net, Al-Husseini recalls the unexpected difference in the policies of Tehran and the Hamas movement regarding the Syrian developments in 2011, adding that the Palestinian movement still enjoys Iran’s support regarding the fight against the Israeli occupation, which confirms that Tehran does not impose its agenda on its allies and frees the hands of the factions in making their decisions in a way that suits their circumstances. .

He continued, Tehran clearly declares that it will support all parties that take on the task of confronting the Israeli entity, stressing that this support does not include entities that move against the interests of other countries recognized by Iran.

The Iranian researcher concluded that his country's relationship with the resistance factions has reached the level of an alliance on strategic issues, without this including the tactics that the resistance factions believe are more deserving of adopting because of their proximity to the field.

Reza Al-Husseini: The Iranian constitution affirms support for movements against the Zionist entity (Iranian press)

international law

Regarding whether international law allows the conclusion of defensive alliances between independent states and liberation movements, Yousef Mollaei, professor of international law at the University of Tehran, states that international law only addresses the relations of states, and that it does not include transparent articles regarding the relationship of states with liberation movements.

Speaking to Al Jazeera Net, Mawlaei points out that Tehran sees its relationship with the resistance factions as legal, given the texts of its national constitution, adding that most countries today adhere to their internal laws more than international law when they conflict.

The Iranian legal expert concluded that the behavior of countries in accordance with their internal laws - regardless of international norms - justifies other countries and powers to confront these movements in accordance with their internal laws, which threatens the outbreak of regional and international conflicts that the world today does not need at all.

Source: Al Jazeera