SAEDNEWS: In a phone call with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday, Rayeesi criticized the silence and inaction of the world's leaders in the face of the Zionist regime’s atrocities towards Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for push to end bombardment of the blockaded territory.
"We believe that the silence and inaction of the world's leaders and officials only embolden child-killing Zionist rulers [of Israel]," the president said.
He added that various countries, including Japan, must make diplomatic endeavors in pursuit of four important priorities, which include "putting an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza, sending humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, lifting the siege of the territory, and restoring the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people”.
Elsewhere during the telephone conversation, Iran’s president pointed to the United States' all-out backing for Israel's military onslaught, calling Washington "the main sponsor and supporter of the Israeli regime's war machine”.
"With direct support from the US and by trampling on more than 400 international resolutions, the Zionist regime has dropped the equivalent of seven Hiroshima atom bombs on the people of Gaza since the beginning of the war on Gaza," he argued.
“At the same time, the United States brazenly calls on other countries to show self-restraint in the face of such crimes, so that, the fake Zionist regime would be able to continue its crimes and genocide with ease of mind,” Rayeesi stated.
He urged Tokyo and other countries to hold referendums "to objectively witness the extent of their people’s support for the Palestinian nation, though the Western countries are very afraid of such a referendum”.
The Japanese prime minister, for his part, praised Tehran’s positions on the ongoing developments in Gaza, while expressing concern about the continuation of humanitarian crisis in the territory.
He also stressed the need for putting an end to attacks on civilians and sending humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
Following the Hamas military operation against Israel in early October, American officials promised rock-solid and unwavering support to Tel Aviv. The US has also pledged unwavering support for Israel as its military pummels Gaza with bombardment, announcing it will provide Tel Aviv with everything it needed. Washington has also deployed two aircraft carrier strike groups to the Mediterranean, as well as an amphibious assault ship carrying 2,000 sailors and marines.
Iranian officials say the United States is waging a war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip through Israel, and cautions that the current status in West Asia resembled a powder keg which could spiral out of control. They stress death of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is the outcome of the US massive military equipment’s shipments to the occupied territories, calling for trial of Israeli and American officials for their crimes against the Palestinian people. They note If Washington’s political and military aid to Zionists is cut off, the regime won’t be able to proceed its military campaign against the besieged strip.
Tehran says the Western leaders' trips to the occupied territories are aimed at giving artificial respiration to Israel and demonstrate the US' and Europe's concerns over the downfall of the Zionist regime.
At least 15,200 people have so far been killed in the besieged territory with over 40,000 people wounded. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 70 percent of victims of Israeli strikes on the blockaded territory are women and children. Thousands more are missing and feared buried under the rubble.
Iranian officials have in recent weeks cautioned that the current status in West Asia resembled a powder keg which could spiral out of control. They warned that if diplomatic efforts to stop Israeli onslaught are unsuccessful, there is a risk of the conflict escalating uncontrollably, with multiple regional players joining the fight.
Tehran says the history of Israel is full of assassinations, massacre, torture and killing of Palestinian kids, and described Tel Aviv regime's atrocities and massacre of Palestinian women and children as indicative of the destitute of Zionists. Iranian officials say Tel Aviv has been struggling for more than 70 years to exit its identity crisis which has been mixed with genocide, plunder, forced displacement and scores of other inhumane moves (Source: FARSNEWS).
Ayatollah Khamenei with Engineer Bazargan the Prime Minister of the Transitional Government
