“As long as America supports the crimes of the Zionist regime [Israel] and the continuation of the war… there is a possibility of an uncontrollable explosion in the situation of the region,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the top diplomat of the Islamic Republic, told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a phone call, according to an Iranian foreign ministry statement.
The Iranian foreign minister praised the UN chief’s decision to use Article 99 of the UN Charter — a move decried by Israel — as “brave action to maintain international peace and security.”
Fighting resumed between Israel and Hamas on December 1 following a one-week temporary truce that was violated by the terror group.
Tehran, which seeks Israel’s elimination, is a major backer of Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups. It also has terror proxies across the Middle East, from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen. READ MORE
