Iran: ‘Israel’ Helpless in Gaza, Trying to Divert Attention to Syria & Lebanon

By Staff, Agencies

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned that “Israel’s” recent attacks on Syria and Lebanon are meant to divert the attention of the international community from the entity’s “disgraceful defeat” in the Gaza war.

In a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New York on Monday, Amir-Abdollahian denounced the illegal “Israeli” airstrikes, which have increased over the past few months, as a “vicious attempt” by the occupying entity to spread regional insecurity.

The top Iranian diplomat highlighted the resilience of the oppressed people of Gaza for more than 100 days and “Israel’s” failure to achieve its declared objectives during the genocidal onslaught on the besieged Palestinian territory.

“The Zionist entity’s recent acts of aggression against Syria and Lebanon are an attempt to divert the attention of the international community from the entity’s disgraceful defeat as well as its frustration and helplessness in the battlefield. They are also a vicious attempt to spread instability and insecurity in the region,” he added.

Amir-Abdollahian has travelled to New York to attend a UN Security Council [UNSC] meeting on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian crisis.

Referring to Russia’s permanent membership in the UNSC, the Iranian foreign minister urged the country to play a more active role to bring an end to the Gaza war.

He also expressed his satisfaction with the level of Iran-Russia relations, expressing hope that the two countries will sign a long-term cooperation agreement during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s future visit to Tehran.

Lavrov, for his part, voiced his contentment with bilateral relations and stressed the implementation of the deals inked so far.

He further blasted the US for blocking a UNSC resolution on the Gaza ceasefire and urged Arab countries to unite on the issue of Palestine.

In a social media post on Tuesday, Amir Abdollahian said, “The martyrdom of more than 25,000 Palestinians, the wounding of tens of thousands and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the expansion of regional instability, are the result of the genocide by the ‘Israeli’ entity and its supporters.”