Abdollahian: The US wages  war  through Israel against Gaza

Tehran (ST) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated on Monday that the US fully stands by the Zionist entity, while its military and security services are the ones managing the aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the equation of war will be determined by the resistance.

Abdullahian said in a press conference held after the first meeting of the 3+3 format foreign ministers in Tehran: “The Zionist entity is known as an occupying and usurping entity based on international law. If the occupation is not removed, then the rule of the occupied territories applies completely to the situation in Palestine. Therefore, under international law, those whose lands are occupied can bear arms to defend their legitimate rights,” adding “We witness that some Western countries, especially the American administration, are trying to completely ignore the Israeli occupation, and are trying to condemn and confront only the Palestinian resistance.”

“The US has also sent two messages to Iran. In the first one, they said ‘we do not want to expand the war.’ In the second one, they asked Iran to show restraint. The US claims not to want to expand or escalate the war, but on the other hand, they proved their support for the attacks on Palestinian civilians, children and women in Gaza with the weapons they sent two weeks ago”, he said.

The foreign minister also warned all sides involved in the ongoing conflict, including the US and the Zionist regime that the bloodshed of the Palestinians in Gaza should be stopped.

He stressed that the whole region is like a powder keg and something out of control may happen at any moment.

Abdullahian said Iran has openly declared its support for the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation, adding Tehran will continue its political support for Palestine against Israel.

Abdullahian noted that the meeting of the “3+3” platform, which includes the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, focused on discussing peace, cooperation and progress in the South Caucasus and the hope that we will not witness the use of force in this region in the future.

Najla Khoury