Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian of Iran has met with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and discussed bilateral relations and the current developments in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The meeting took place in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Thursday amid Israel’s deadly onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip that followed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on October 7.
Amir-Abdollahian has traveled to Iraq as part of a regional tour that will also take him to Lebanon and Syria.
The Iranian foreign minister called for an end to Israeli war crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza.
Amir-Abdollahian said the Palestinian operation was a reaction to measures taken by the regime of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It is no secret that we are facing war crimes by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation and ordinary citizens in Gaza. The US and some parties are also sending weapons to Israel and have allowed this criminal regime to brutally kill Palestinian citizens and civilians in Gaza. The Zionist regime has imposed a complete siege on Gaza, cut off its water, electricity and fuel, and prevents the delivery of food and medicine.”
“In such a situation, anything can happen and we can witness new events in the region… It is definitely necessary to stop the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza, and the role Iraq can play is paramount to this aim.”
The Iranian minister said the Islamic Republic welcomes and supports any initiative by Muslim countries meant to support the Palestinian nation.
Sudani, for his part, said that the Palestinian issue is not a political but an ideological issue and that supporting Palestine shows the conscience of Muslims and freedom-seeking people.
Iraq was not surprised by Operation Al-Aqsa Storm because the rights of the Palestinian people cannot be ignored or consigned to the oblivion by the normalization of ties with the Tel Aviv regime, he said.
It is natural for the Palestinian people to launch an Intifada (uprising) in a bid to uphold their rights as they have been deprived of their basic rights amid Israel’s non-adherence to UN resolutions.
Amir-Abdollahian has travelled to Iraq as part of regional tour that will also take him to Lebanon and Syria.
‘Iran supports inalienable rights of Palestinians’
Upon arrival in Baghdad, the top Iranian diplomat held talks with Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji.
