TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign
Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday denounced the Zionist regime’s relentless atrocities against the Gaza Strip as a reason behind the escalation of clashes across the region, warning the U.S. and Israel that the resistance groups won’t remain silent on these crimes.
Amir-Abdollahian met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed some important bilateral issues, developments in Palestine and initiatives aimed at ending Zionist war crimes against the oppressed people of the besieged Gaza.
During the meeting, Amir-Abdollahian highlighted the might of the Palestinian resistance in its powerful resilience and fight against the Zionist military.
He also said that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has become “deplorable” due to the Zionists’ barbaric attacks, warning of “unpredictable consequences” of the Zionist atrocities supported by the U.S. and some European governments.
Amir-Abdollahian noted that Muslim countries should use all their power to end the Zionist war crimes and genocide against the oppressed Palestinian nation and lift the human blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The Qatari emir, for his part, said that all nations consider Tel Aviv’s crimes against Palestinians unacceptable and intolerable, noting that worldwide anti-Israel protests show global disgust at the regime’s atrocities.
He further emphasized that Doha will continue its efforts to end the ongoing Israeli attacks against Gaza and stop the war.
Sheikh Tamim also described as very important his recent talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi about developments in Palestine.
Amir-Abdollahian also with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in second such encounter since a conflict erupted between the Palestinian resistance group and the Israeli regime on October 7.
Haniyeh serves as head of the political bureau of Hamas, the top office in the resistance group which is based in Doha and deals with various issues, including attracting foreign support for Gaza’s fight against Israel and its decades-long occupation of Palestine.
Amir-Abdollahian and Haniyeh had met in Doha on October 14, a week after Hamas launched a successful military operation against Zionist settlers and military forces in the occupied territories near Gaza.
Heading a political delegation, Amir-Abdollahian travelled to Doha as part of diplomatic efforts related to the Palestine issue.
This is the second trip by the top Iranian diplomat to Doha since October 7, when the Palestinian Hamas
 resistance group conducted a surprise raid against the occupying entity.
The operation, dubbed Al-Aqsa Storm, led to some 1,400 deaths on the Israeli side and was described as the worst defeat suffered by the regime in 75 years since its creation.
Israel has used the operation to justify a brutal military campaign against Gaza, which has left more than 8,500 Gazans dead, including over 3,500 children.