Iran Calls for Urgent Action to Stop Israeli Atrocities

Date: 16 December 2024 - 23:57

News ID: ۱۳۴۷۷۰

TEHRAN – Iran on Monday called for “urgent” international action to stop the Zionist regime’s ongoing war of genocide on the Gaza Strip.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei put the continued inaction of international institutions, including the UN Security Council, in the face of the genocide down to the United States’ full-blown support for the regime.

The inertia, he said, is “shameful,” calling for urgent action by the international community to stop the war and prosecute and punish Israeli officials for their perpetration of heinous crimes.

The spokesman recalled arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Zionist prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the regime’s former war minister Yoav Gallant last month over war crimes and crimes against humanity.

He said it is the duty of all states under the international law to ensure respect for the international humanitarian law and prohibition of genocide.

The official referred to the Zionist regime’s disregard for the tribunal’s orders aimed at stopping the genocide and perpetration of acts that were contrary to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

He emphasized the need for the international community to take necessary measures to have the regime pay dearly for its ongoing violations and to compel it to implement the rulings of the judicial arm of the United Nations.

Baghaei said the Zionist regime is guilty of two more crimes under the jurisdiction of the court, namely the crime of genocide and the crime of aggression.