Pakistan, June 22 -- ISTANBUL - Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday declared that Iran has the full right to defend itself under the UN Charter, as he strongly condemned Israel's recent strikes on Iranian territory. Speaking at the 51st session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, Dar called Israeli actions a clear violation of international law and a serious threat to global peace.

Dar criticized the international community's double standards and said that Pakistan stands in full solidarity with Iran. He noted that the Israeli strikes came while the IAEA was still conducting inspections at Iranian nuclear sites, which makes the attacks not only illegal but also dangerous to regional and global s...