Iranian FM urges international community to prevent normalization of Israeli regime’s genocide and crimes

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi participated on Monday in an extraordinary meeting of the top diplomats of the Group of Friends of the United Nations Charter to discuss the humanitarian situation in occupied Palestine.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi participated on Monday in an extraordinary meeting of the top diplomats of the Group of Friends of the United Nations Charter to discuss the humanitarian situation in occupied Palestine.
He outlined Iran's positions regarding the latest developments in the West Asia region and warned about the further erosion of the credibility of the UN due to its continued inaction and passivity in the face of the genocide and widespread aggressions by the Zionist regime.
He emphasized that the international community must not allow Israel's law-breaking and aggression to become normalized.

Araghchi described the 14-month-long genocide in Gaza as a continuation of the 80-year-old "colonial extermination" plan in Palestine, which has manifested as an increasing occupation of Palestinian land and imposition of apartheid on the people under occupation.

He asserted that stopping the genocide in Gaza and ending Israeli aggression against Lebanon requires a global coalition to hold accountable and prosecute the leaders of this regime, as well as to sanction its military, financial, and political supporters, especially the United States.

Araghchi characterized the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Netanyahu and Gallant as a necessary but belated step towards justice and called for serious action from the international community to enforce these warrants.

He also highlighted how the Israeli regime and its supporters misuse the concept of "anti-Semitism" to silence any criticism against Israel, stressing the need for action from the UN Secretary-General for regular reporting to the Security Council and General Assembly regarding humanitarian conditions in occupied Palestine, as well as collecting and documenting violations of humanitarian rights, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide for presentation to domestic courts and competent international tribunals.

The foreign minister reminded that all states have a legal obligation under international law to assist the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people against occupation and apartheid for their right to self-determination.
He stated that citing "self-defense" by the occupying regime for attacking Palestinians and killing women and children while destroying Gaza's infrastructure is completely unacceptable, and that the regime has no right to claim such an entitlement against a people under occupation.

Araghchi concluded by reiterating the shared responsibility of the international community to stop genocide and killings of innocents in Palestine and Lebanon, emphasizing that safeguarding the UN Charter and its lofty principles requires effective collective action to end crimes and killings and to prosecute and punish leaders of the Israeli regime.