Tehran, July 23 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei launched a scathing attack on the United States, accusing the American administration of intending to "sacrifice whatever remains of international humanitarian law and the foundations of human ethics and civilisation to its insatiable appetite for war and slaughter".

Criticising Washington's aggressive posture, Baghaei claimed that the US leadership is actively pursuing "a policy that calls for the destruction of bridges and power plants, which is manifestly unlawful and criminal".

Denouncing the strategy in sharp terms, the Iranian official stated that targeting civilian infrastructure amounts to grave violations under legal principles. "It constitutes reprisal and c...