Iran, Oman urge swift end to Israeli genocide in Gaza, Lebanon
Pezeshkian asks Europe to stop Israel’s strikes
The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman called for an immediate international intervention to end Israel’s genocide and acts of aggression in Gaza and Lebanon.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi made the joint call during a meeting in Muscat on Monday.
The meeting focused on the dangerous situation resulting from the Israeli regime’s crimes against the Palestinian and Lebanese people and the possibility of an expansion of war in the region.
Araghchi and Busaidi called for intensified diplomacy with regional and international players to protect peace and security and prevent the spread of insecurity and war.
The Iranian foreign minister separately met with Mohammed Abdulsalam, senior representative of Yemen’s National Salvation Government.
Araghchi visited Oman as part of a diplomatic marathon to de-escalate the situation in the region as Israel pushes its deadly aggression against Lebanon and Gaza. He has so far traveled to Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq.
In talks with regional authorities, the top Iranian diplomat conveyed his country’s message that it is fully ready for a “war situation” while working for establishing peace in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
In recent weeks, Iranian officials have been in talks with many countries in an effort to stop Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and Lebanon.
Pezeshkian-Macron talks
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday in a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron asked him to work together with other European countries to force Israel to stop the genocide and crimes in Gaza and Lebanon.
Pezeshkian said Iran will support any proposal aimed at restoring “peace and security” to the region.
The president emphasized that Iran favors a secure region free from war and conflict and welcomes any effort towards a cease-fire.
He noted that Iran exercised restraint following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran early in July, allowing Western diplomacy a chance to broker a truce agreement in Gaza.
“However, the Zionists have demonstrated a disregard for any humanitarian framework and international law by intensifying their bombings and crimes in Gaza and extending them to Lebanon,” Pezeshkian said.
On October 1 and after nearly two months, Iran launched a missile barrage at Israeli military and intelligence bases in retaliation for the assassination of Haniyeh as well as Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and a senior IRGC commander, who were both killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on southern Beirut.
Macron, for his part, called on Pezeshkian to support a “general de-escalation” in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, his office said.
The two presidents also discussed ways to secure a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.