US attacks on Iran not in line with international law: Norway’s PM

US attacks on Iran not in line with international law: Norway’s PM

Gahr Store says the US strikes on nuclear sites have further complicated the situation in the Middle East and left the UN Security Council effectively paralysed.

“[The attack] is not in line with international law,” he told Norway’s NTB news agency. “It is regrettable that the work to find a diplomatic solution and a new nuclear agreement with Iran has not progressed.”

He also addressed whether the US attacks could be justified as an act of self-defence.

“International law provides the right to self-defence, but it is debatable whether this falls into the category of self-defence for the US. The latest attack does not remove the need for a lasting agreement in the long term.”