Speaking to reporters in Tehran Wednesday, ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the visit is “a clear violation of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia” and strongly condemned it.
The spokesman referred to the international community’s emphasis on the need to respect the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of Somalia as an independent member state of the United Nations.
Baghaei added that “actions by the Zionist regime aimed at the dismemberment of Somalia constitute a dangerous precedent in international relations and a lethal blow to the legal and normative foundations of the United Nations.”
He stressed the need for “cooperation among the international community, Islamic and African countries to prevent the weakening of Somalia’s national sovereignty.”
Saar arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday, meeting with the territory’s self-declared president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Irro. The visit came just ten days after Israel became the first entity in the world to recognize Somaliland as independent.
Somalia’s federal government condemned the visit as an “unauthorized incursion,” saying Israel’s recognition of Somaliland undermines the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Analysts say Israel’s move appears aimed at securing a strategic foothold in East Africa, targeting Red Sea shipping lanes, intelligence operations, and regional influence, all at the expense of international norms.
The visit exposes the cynical opportunism of both parties. Israel, long willing to exploit fragile states for strategic advantage, is treating Somaliland as a pawn to project power in the Red Sea corridor and beyond.
Somaliland’s leaders, meanwhile, are legitimizing a breach of Somali sovereignty for short-term political gain, demonstrating a reckless disregard for the rule of law and regional stability.
For a region already beset by conflict, famine, and political fragility, such provocations are a dangerous escalation.
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