Iran demands US halt 'genocide' in Gaza in UN General Assembly address

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian demanded Thursday that the US stop "genocide" in Gaza and said Israeli attacks must stop immediately.

"US should stop supporting genocide in Gaza and Palestine," Amirabdollahian said in a UN General Assembly emergency session address on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

He said Iran does not welcome a widening war in the region but he offered a warning.

"I say frankly to the American statesmen now managing the genocide in Palestine, we do not welcome to expansion of the war in the region,” he said. "If the genocide in Gaza continues, they will not be spared from this fire. It is our home and West Asia is our region.”

Amirabdollahian accused the US and European nations of endorsing the killing of 7,000 civilians in less than three weeks and providing military and financial assistance to Israel.

The Iranian diplomat also said the displacement of the Gazans must be stopped immediately and Gaza is currently waiting for urgent and vital humanitarian aid.

He voiced Iranian support for Hamas, saying the Palestinian resistance group is fighting Israeli "occupation" and has a legitimate right.

He said Iran can work alongside Qatar and Türkiye to help release hostages held by Hamas and free 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.