Araghchi calls on countries to stand on right side of history over Gaza
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called for concrete global action to end Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, saying that all countries in the world should stand on the right side of history.
The Iranian foreign minister made the remarks on Monday while addressing an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Gaza in the Saudi city of Jeddah.
“Let us remember that the tragedy of Gaza does not concern Muslims alone. It is a test of the global conscience. Therefore, we call on all nations, regardless of religion or geography, to stand on the side of humanity, justice, and dignity – Iin other words, on the right side of history,” the Iranian foreign minister said.
“History will not forgive any delay. Gaza cannot wait. The time for action is now,” he added.
He said what is happening before our eyes in the Gaza Strip is an organized destruction of besieged Palestinians by an apartheid regime.
“The people of Gaza are being massacred systematically, residential areas have been completely destroyed; hospitals have been turned into graveyards; and children are trapped in extreme famine and starvation, in blatant violation of every human standard. This is not a conventional war. It is collective punishment, a policy of domination, and an assault that bears all the hallmarks of genocide”, Araghchi said.
Iran’s top diplomat denounced the Israeli regime’s plans for total military control over Gaza under the pretext of establishment of “security”, calling it “ethnic cleansing”.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Iranian foreign minister held separate talks with his Saudi, Egyptian and Bahraini counterparts to discuss the situation in Gaza.
Israel has launched a genocidal war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian resistance fighters carried out the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the Zionist entity in response to the regime's decades-long campaign of death and destruction against Palestinians.
Israel's bloody onslaught on Gaza has so far killed more than 62,680 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
The OIC meeting came as Israel launched an offensive to occupy Gaza City, the largest city in the besieged strip, sparking fears that it would worsen the already catastrophic situation in Gaza.
The regime is also carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip, systematically destroying the health, well-being and social fabric of Palestinian life.
More than 250 people have also lost their lives due to starvation in Gaza, which is caused by months of Israel’s restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory.