TEHRAN -- Iran said Monday it is closely monitoring any Israeli movement to abuse the soil of the neighboring countries for a renewed act of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Addressing reporters at his weekly press conference here, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran has informed the relevant countries of related news reports, intelligence, and speculation in this regard.
“Without exception, all the neighboring countries have assured us that they will not allow the Zionist regime to misuse their space or territory for aggressive actions against Iran,” he added.
Baghaei said the neighboring countries are certainly aware of their duties and commitments, both within the framework of good neighborliness policy and international law.
Based on international law, the Iranian spokesperson said, no country is permitted to allow other countries to use their territory for malicious actions against a third country.
Baghaei said all the relevant countries have “explicitly and decisively” rejected reports about the misuse of their territory against Iran and assured Tehran that they would never give such permission in the future.
He emphasized that the issue is still under investigation, while the Iranian armed forces and security and military authorities are closely monitoring the reports in this regard.
Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs is also pursuing these cases seriously, Baghaei said.
The spokesman also touched on the most recent “inappropriate” report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Iran, saying it provided an excuse for military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
He said the U.S. and the European trio of Britain, France, and Germany (E3), and some other countries have been explicitly pursuing a political approach to Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
“We have always expected the Agency and its director general to adhere to their duties, regardless of political maneuvering,” he added.
Baghaei said the IAEA made mistakes, which had many consequences regarding Iran’s nuclear issue and made the continuation of bilateral cooperation in a normal manner quite irrational.
The spokesman also took an issue with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s description of Israel’s blatant war of aggression against Iran as “dirty work” to justify it, saying the glossing over is set to bring a “historic and eternal shame” for Berlin.
Baghaei also criticized the “unacceptable” stance by Germany and France on the Israeli acts of aggression against Iran, saying Paris should be held answerable about its complicity in the war.
Baghaei firmly rejected and condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s “insulting and provocative” remarks against Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Such statements, he said, hurt the feelings of millions of Iranians and Muslims and will result in nothing but an increase in hatred and disgust towards the U.S. policies regarding the region and Muslims.
The spokesman said the Israeli regime committed multiple war crimes during its 12-day acts of aggression. 
“Undoubtedly, every case of martyrdom and every case of destruction of a building in Iran constitutes a war crime, because