"The hypocrisy is obvious": Iran criticises Germany over accusation of strikes on UAE

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Tuesday sharply criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accusing the Western country of applying selective standards on international law and regional security issues involving IranIn a post on X Baghaei said The hypocrisy is obvious Open attacks by the United States and the Israeli regime on Irans secured nuclear facilities do not provoke condemnation but rather excuses and justificationsHerr Friedrich MerzDie Heuchelei ist offensichtlich Offene Angriffe der Vereinigten Staaten und des israelischen Regimes auf die gesicherten Atomanlagen des Iran stoszligen nicht auf Verurteilung sondern auf Ausreden und Rechtfertigungen Wenn jedoch eine mutmaszliglichehellip pictwittercomfj16LaCb5fmdash Esmaeil Baqaei IRIMFA_SPOX May 18 2026He added that When a supposed falseflag operation takes placeone whose authorship even the UAE has refused to officially attribute to Iranthose same voices suddenly invoke the solemn language of international law and regional security Baghaei argued that concerns over attacks on nuclear facilities should be applied consistently to all countries If attacks on nuclear facilities threaten the people of the region then this principle must apply equally to all statesand not merely when it serves the Wests political opportunism he statedThe Iranian spokesperson also invoked a literary comparison drawn from German playwright Heinrich von Kleists work The Broken Jug accusing the country of moral double standardsThis selective sense of justice recalls Judge Adam in Heinrich von Kleists The Broken Jug a man whose own inexcusable misconduct cries out for judgment yet who presumes in pompous selfrighteousness to take a seat on the judges bench Baghaei saidThe Iranian news agency ISNA while interpreting the spokespersons remarks compared the selective arbitration to the character of Judge Adam in The Broken Jug describing the German Chancellor as the same judge whose crimes must be judged but he pretends to be a defender of justiceEarlier on Monday German Chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned the strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates Barakah nuclear facility warning that attacks on nuclear infrastructure threaten the safety of people in the West Asia regionMerz in a post on X expressed concern over the growing regional instability and stressed the need to prevent any further escalation that could endanger civilian lives and critical infrastructureWe strongly condemn the renewed Iranian airstrikes against the United Arab Emirates and other partners Attacks on nuclear facilities pose a threat to the safety of people throughout the entire region There must be no further escalation of violence Merz stated in his postThe UAE on Sunday confirmed that an attack targeting an electricity generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region was carried out by a droneThe UAE strongly condemned the attack and termed it a terrorist attack and clarified that no damage was incurred on the power plantThe UAEs Ministry of Foreign Affairs MoFA said that these attacks constitute a dangerous escalation an unacceptable act of aggression and a direct threat to the countrys security and stressed that the targeting of peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a flagrant violation of international law the UN charter and the principles of humanitarian law given the grave risks such acts pose to civilians and the environment as well as regional and international securityUAE further emphasised that relevant international standards and agreements including the principles and relevant resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA underscore the necessity of protecting peaceful nuclear facilities and safeguarding their safety and security from any hostile acts or military threatsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever