Khatibzadeh: We Are in the Most Security-Intensive Period Since World War II

Irans Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh opens the International Law Under Assault: Aggression and Self-Defense conference in Tehran. At the opening of the International Law Under Assault: Aggression and Self-Defense conference Saeed Khatibzadeh Irans Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) stated that the world is currently in its most security-intensive period since the Second World War citing excessive militarism and the recent aggressions by the United States and Israel. Five months ago in this very hall some of you and many of us spoke about moving from division and rupture towards convergence and prosperity Khatibzadeh said in his opening address. More than 270 international and 300 domestic guests gathered here to talk about the future of the region just weeks before the attacks and aggressions by the United States and Israel against Iran began. He continued Today five months later the region is still in turmoil and the world continues to witness trends of excessive militarism and the securitization of all affairs. We are living in the most security-intensive period since the Second World War. The one-day conference brought together scholars diplomats and international law experts from across Asia Africa Latin America and Europe to examine the growing challenges facing the global legal system and the implications of rising militarization and geopolitical confrontation.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, opens the "International Law Under Assault: Aggression and Self-Defense" conference in Tehran.
At the opening of the "International Law Under Assault: Aggression and Self-Defense" conference, Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), stated that the world is currently in its "most security-intensive period since the Second World War," citing excessive militarism and the recent aggressions by the United States and Israel.

"Five months ago in this very hall, some of you and many of us spoke about moving from division and rupture towards convergence and prosperity," Khatibzadeh said in his opening address. "More than 270 international and 300 domestic guests gathered here to talk about the future of the region, just weeks before the attacks and aggressions by the United States and Israel against Iran began."

He continued, "Today, five months later, the region is still in turmoil, and the world continues to witness trends of excessive militarism and the securitization of all affairs. We are living in the most security-intensive period since the Second World War."

The one-day conference brought together scholars, diplomats, and international law experts from across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe to examine the growing challenges facing the global legal system and the implications of rising militarization and geopolitical confrontation.