Iran upbraids Trump’s ‘colonial’ plan to relocate Gazans
Iran has once again denounced a plan put forward by the US president to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, calling it a flagrant violation of international law.
Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations in an address to an open debate of the Security Council about “Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance” said that the Gaza Strip is the rightful land of the Palestinian people and described the US plan as a blatant disregard for human rights.
Amir Saeid Iravani said the Security Council must resolve conflicts through multilateral cooperation and not coercion.
“The Security Council must uphold its mandate to resolve conflicts through multilateral cooperation. However, its current structure fails to reflect global power shifts and the legitimate aspirations of the Global South. To restore its credibility, the Council must become more representative, democratic, and accountable,” the envoy said.
The Iranian diplomat censured the United States for abusing its veto power to shield Israel from accountability for its systematic violations of international law during its decades-long crimes against Palestinians.
“Regrettably, certain permanent members have repeatedly exploited the Council to advance ... own political interests. A glaring example is the United States’ persistent use of its veto to shield Israel from accountability for its systematic violations of international law and the UN Charter, particularly its genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people and acts of aggression against other nations in the region,” Iravani said.
“Gaza is the rightful land of the Palestinian people and Iran strongly condemns the US colonial plan to forcibly displace and uproot Palestinians from their own land, a flagrant violation of international law and a grave assault on fundamental human rights,” he added.
At a joint press conference with prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu earlier in the month, US President Donald Trump said Washington would take over control of the Gaza Strip— possibly with the help of American troops— to create a “Riviera of the Middle East.”
Trump had previously suggested that displaced Palestinians could be resettled elsewhere.
The US president’s proposal caught huge flak from the international community, rights groups and activists as well as Washington’s allies.