Iran Calls for Collective Action to Address Gaza Crisis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian urged collective action to address the dire conditions in the Gaza Strip resulting from Zionist war crimes against civilians and residents in the coastal enclave.
During his regional trip, Amirabdollahian met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus and emphasized the importance of supporting Palestine and its resistance against these alleged crimes.
Amirabdollahian's regional tour, which included visits to Iraq and Lebanon, sought to facilitate consultation and discussions on the evolving situation in Palestine.
He decried the merciless killing of Gaza's people, including children, women, and the elderly, as well as the siege, power cuts, and the bombing of homes and medical facilities, characterizing these acts as war crimes.
He highlighted the perception among some international and Western officials that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's extremist policies and provocative actions were the catalyst for the recent Gaza conflict. Amirabdollahian also noted that Western countries call on everyone except the Zionist regime for exercising “self-restraint” and said the recent events in Gaza underscore Palestine's continued existence.
Amirabdollahian stressed the unwavering support of Iran and Syria for the Palestinian people's resistance. He also underscored that the recent Palestinian operations were entirely a Palestinian decision and action.
Amirabdollahian pointed out that Western countries are attempting to manipulate facts in Gaza to justify Zionist actions and legitimize them. He asserted that the resistance has the capacity to persist in opposing the Zionist regime for an extended period.
He chastised the US for requiring others to exercise restraint while providing military support to the Zionist regime against Palestinian citizens.
In light of the dire conditions in Gaza and the need to prevent ongoing Zionist war crimes, Amirabdollahian proposed the extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers from Islamic countries, with Iran offering to host the event.
Assad also expressed concern about Zionist crimes against Gaza's population. He said that the Zionists and their supporters seek to reverse the recent victories of the Palestinian people or exploit them to undermine resistance, an approach he believes is guided by the United States and Western countries.
The Syrian president attributed Western support for the Zionist regime to Israel's complex political, economic, and social crises and its fear of regime collapse.
He endorsed Iran's initiative for an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers from Islamic countries, emphasizing the need to prevent further heinous crimes by the Zionist regime against Gaza's people.
The meeting also covered several important topics of mutual interest between the two countries.