Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has criticized international organizations, including the U.N., for their inaction to determine the fate of four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon 28 years ago.The four men were reportedly kidnapped by Lebanese militiamen at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon in July 1982, during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon at the height of the 1975-1990 civil war.
Iran's Press TV quoted Mottaki as saying that Tehran held Israel directly responsible for the safety and security of the diplomats and called on all international organizations, mainly the U.N., to take necessary measures to speed up their release.
He said all measures undertaken so far had failed due to the "incompetence" of international bodies and the parties involved in the issue, especially the Jewish state.
The fate of the four men is vague and still unknown, Mottaki noted.
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