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Iranian officials this week denounced the United States on human rights and on the aims of its war against Iran. Deputy Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights Khosrow Hakimi called US military attacks on Iran the most serious human rights issue of 2026, according to IRNA. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the United States and Britain lack legitimacy to comment on human rights, and First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref said Washington had failed to achieve any of its goals. All three statements were carried by IRNA, Iran's state news agency, and were not accompanied by new policy announcements.