Far from Emotional Reactions and Rejecting the Analyses of Commentators and Pseudo‑Strategists, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sets the Record Straight in Its Strongly Worded Statement Condemning the Aggressors
And urges the free peoples of the world to cling, tooth‑and‑nail, to international legality and to the institutions tasked with upholding it—even if Trump cuts off their funding and Netanyahu bombards them and kills their white coats.
La Presse — Once again, Tunisia stands out for positions that combine courage with realism and champion the voice of reason over every reckless outburst, regardless of its source or its authors.
On the occasion of the U.S.–Zionist aggression against Iran, Tunisia chose the discourse of reason over emotion to stigmatise the attackers and remind them that injustice is a dead‑end road, that the sovereignty of peoples remains above all considerations, and that it never serves the political or geostrategic calculations that experts and columnists have been feeding us with since last Saturday.
A Cool‑Headed Diplomatic Stance
When emotional reactions began to give way to reasoned reflection, a great source of pride emerged: the Foreign Ministry’s communiqué drew its language from the rich heritage and lexicon that have underpinned Tunisian diplomacy for nearly seven decades.
Back in the days of the late leader Habib Bourguiba, Tunisia took, at the United Nations Security Council and in young African and Arab bodies (despite the minor hiccups some would like to forget forever), the positions that peace‑loving, freedom‑seeking countries were waiting for—positions rooted in dialogue and scrupulous respect for cultural specificities and the ideological or intellectual identities of peoples.
In the ministry’s statement, one can feel the spirit and culture promoted by President Kaïs Saïed, aimed at restoring the nobility of our diplomacy and enabling our diplomats to play their role of easing tensions—no matter how acute—and bringing the protagonists back to the negotiating table, based on respect for the sovereignty of peoples in all its dimensions, especially the freedom of national decision‑making, far from pressure or dubious promises.
The Core Principle: Supremacy of International Legality
For Tunisia, there is a fundamental constant on which diplomacy bases its positions: the supremacy of international legality, even if some countries—both in the West and in the Arab world—no longer believe in it. Some even go so far as to label faithful adherents of international law as naïve, outdated by modernity, and attached to old ideas that no longer appeal, even to their own creators.
Today, our country, loyal to its fundamentals and more determined than ever to contribute to the birth of a new, just, balanced, and solidary world order, perseveres under the enlightened direction of its President. It reminds the world that the cardinal ideals and values of peace, justice, and tolerance cannot, under any justification, be trampled or dismissed by any power or any deranged actor claiming to fulfil a mission bestowed upon it by a divine force.
