Iran Condemns Israeli Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

In a statement on Friday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh strongly condemned the Zionists’ shameless desecration of the sacred places in Palestine during the holy month of Ramadan and their raid on fasting worshippers in the al-Aqsa Mosque.

He warned against the continuation of brutal and terrorist acts of the occupiers in al-Quds and occupied Palestine.

The spokesman referred to the beating and injuring of Palestinian worshippers by the occupying troops, saying the crimes of Zionists against the oppressed people of Palestine indicate the regime’s increasing weakness which it seeks to cover up with a show of its hollow clout in the face of a number of defenseless worshippers.

Khatibzadeh added that these crimes which constitute a gross violation of international law and human rights prove more than ever that the treacherous move by heads of state of some Islamic countries to normalize ties with the fake Zionist regime will not result in a change of behavior on the part of this entity that is by nature inclined to shed blood and create crises, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.

He added that to the contrary, the Israeli regime has escalated its atrocities against Palestinians because heads of state of some Islamic and Arab countries betrayed the Palestinian cause so that “we are witnessing escalating violence by this apartheid and racism regime.”

Khatibzadeh invited all governments and international organizations to support the people of Palestine and prevent the continuation of crimes by the Zionists in Palestine and called for popular movement by Muslim nations in support of al-Aqsa Mosque.

He went on to say that the Zionist regime and its regional and international backers are responsible for the consequences of the acts of the Zionists in al-Quds and Palestine, calling for a rapid and immediate response by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Muslim countries in support of al-Aqsa Mosque.