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My position on the current process remains unchanged. I consider the Islamic Republic's attempt to ratify this convention to be contrary to Iran's national interests.
No decision concerning Iran's resources, borders, or sovereign rights in this strategic body of water can possess legitimacy without the genuine participation and consent of the Iranian people. Iran's rights in the Caspian Sea are not negotiable, nor can they be relinquished. Any action that undermines these rights will be recorded in the historical memory of the Iranian nation, and those responsible will ultimately be held accountable by the people of Iran.
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Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza
The Islamic Republic, amid severe structural weakness and a crisis of legitimacy, intends to advance and implement the "Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea" (Aktau Convention). This effort by the regime, lacking the backing of the Iranian nation's will and without clear and complete guarantees of the country's historical rights, is a disturbing action and a serious threat to Iran's national interests.
Based on the 1921 and 1940 treaties between Iran and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the legal regime of the Caspian Sea was shaped on the basis of shared rights of the parties, the principle of agreement, and mutual interests.
Following the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the newly independent countries, in the "Almaty Declaration" (December 1991), emphasized their commitment to the former Soviet treaties and the guarantee of fulfilling international obligations arising from those contracts and pacts by the successor states.
On this basis, any fundamental change in the legal status of this strategic body of water must be carried out with the mutual agreement of all coastal states and in full observance of Iran's rights.
Nevertheless, the Aktau Convention provides for the possibility of concluding bilateral and multilateral agreements among the coastal states regarding portions of the seabed and subsoil of the Caspian Sea—portions that were previously considered part of the shared waters of Iran and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
This dangerous precedent, by circumventing the principle of consensus among all coastal states, effectively undermines Iran's historical position and diminishes the country's role in determining the fate of the Caspian Sea.
Since the signing of the Aktau Convention in 2018, I have repeatedly warned that "safeguarding national interests from a position of weakness is impossible." At that time, I also emphasized that the criminal sect of the Islamic Republic sacrifices the interests of the Iranian nation and homeland for its own survival and, in foreign policy, resorts to successive extortions from a position of weakness.
My stance on the current process remains the same. I consider the Islamic Republic's effort to ratify this convention an action contrary to Iran's national interests.
No decision regarding Iran's resources, borders, and rights in this body of water will enjoy legitimacy without the genuine consent and participation of the Iranian nation. Iran's rights in the Caspian Sea are non-negotiable and non-waivable. Any action aimed at infringing upon these rights will be recorded in the historical memory of the Iranian nation, and the decision-makers will be held accountable and called to answer before the Iranian people.
Long live Iran
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