The Al-Aqsa storm operation was a legitimate and defensive action of the Palestinian people against the occupiers, Nasser Kan’ani said, adding that the operation showed that the security power of this regime is fake and unstable.
The Zionist regime has killed more than 16,000 Palestinians, 70% of whom are civilians, women, and children, Kan’ani said, adding that the US, instead of preventing the crimes, has supported the regime.
“Today, the American government is a side of the war, but this contradicts the statements of the Americans who say that we do not want to expand the war,” the Iranian diplomat said.
Saying that the US has provided new weapons and equipment to the Zionist regime, he criticized Washington declaring that the security of the Zionist regime is fundamental and non-negotiable for the United States.
Iran obtained guarantees from US on funds release
Tehran has obtained the necessary guarantees that the United States will honor its commitments under an agreement to release Iran’s frozen assets, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani.
“The plan to block Iran’s money needs the approval of the Senate and the signature of the US president,” he said, asserting, however, that the US government must honor its commitments toward Tehran.
“Since the United States has shown that it is not reliable, we have acquired the necessary guarantees in this regard.”
According to Kan’ani , the Iranian government has access to the country’s released financial resources, and “we can use them in accordance with our needs.”
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman further said certain “representatives” at the US Congress have shown that they are in fact representatives of the Zionist lobby rather than the American people.
“It is not acceptable that the US Congress turns a blind eye to the [Israeli regime’s] crimes against the Palestinian people while pointing the finger of accusation at the Islamic Republic of Iran and violating the legal obligations of the United States,” he added.
Iran slams Israeli regime’s crimes
The spokesman underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the Israeli regime’s brutal atrocities and the unrelenting war crimes against the residents of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and that it is really painful that the regime tremendously continues its ruthless brutalities against civilians and non-combatants.
The United States plays a direct and undeniable role in the war crimes committed by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian nation, he said, adding it is obvious that Operation Al-Aqsa Storm showed the regime’s claim of possessing security capabilities is chaffy and shaky.
Kan’ani further argued that the Israeli regime resorted to the massacre of over 16,000 Palestinians, 70% of whom were civilians, intending to compensate for its failures, and that the US stands with the criminal regime instead of taking a constructive stance to prevent the calamity.
The new round of strikes by the Israeli regime kicked off when the United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was present in the war room of the regime, indicating that the US plays a direct role in this respect, the diplomat said, arguing that Washington provided new arms and equipment to the Israeli regime, so they equipped the regime to keep on its war crimes.
The US administration is now a party to the Gaza war, he said, adding that the situation on the ground proves contradictions regarding the statements made by the US authorities who claimed that they did not seek to expand the war and that they cautioned Israel not to kill non-combatants.
