TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday accused the United States and several of its allies of trying to build a "force-based" international order.

Speaking at an international conference titled "International Law under Attack: Aggression and Defense" in Tehran, he said the current global environment reflects "anti-international law" policies advanced in recent years by Washington and its partners, a move in favor of a West-centered order promoted as a "rules-based" international order rather than a "law-based" one.

War and violence have become normalized in international affairs and some governments now rely on military force as a routine tool of foreign policy, he added.

The minister said the United States' "naked and reckless" use of force and its ongoing erosion of international law foundations amount to "the law of the jungle," adding that such an approach cannot endure. Enditem