Iran’s “moderate” President Massoud Pezeshkian on Monday slammed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for failing to condemn “the Zionist regime’s unprecedented inhuman crimes in Gaza and the regime’s terrorist acts.”
“Support for this organisation in some European countries is questionable,” Pezechkian said in a phone call with Starmer. [Israel] It is irresponsible and in violation of international rules.”
Iranian president agrees with Starmer’s statement that “war is in nobody’s interest”, Starmer’s office claims Really I wanted Advertise He removed himself from the conversation, but later insisted that it was the “legitimate right of countries around the world” to launch a “punitive response to aggression.”
At this point, one might be tempted to accuse Iran of hypocrisy, because it Attacking Israel dare lose He was the architect of the atrocity that took place inside Iran on October 7. Of course, Iran does not regard Israel as a legitimate world power, so Israel has no right to the “punitive response” that Pezeshkian describes, no matter how horrific the crimes committed against Israel may be.
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The British government described the 30-minute meeting between Starmer and Pezechkian as a final attempt to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East.
“There are serious risks of miscalculation and now is the time for calm and careful consideration,” Starmer reportedly told the Iranian president.
Starmer also reportedly urged Pezechkian to end Iran’s “destabilizing activities”, such as threatening British citizens and supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Try kill A dissident Iranian journalist who lives on foreign soil and writes damaging articles about the regime.
Monday Night, UK Participated France and Germany issued a joint statement calling on Iran to “refrain from attacks that further escalate tensions in the region,” a demand rejected by Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
“Such demands are politically unreasonable and completely contrary to the principles and rules of international law, and are excessive,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Khanani said.
Iranian Mission to the United Nations said Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Iran would not send a representative to ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
Iranian official said Reuters said on Tuesday that only a broad ceasefire agreement in Gaza would persuade Iran not to attack Israel in retaliation for the removal of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
“One of the sources, a senior Iranian official, said that if the Gaza talks fail, or if Iran believes Israel is dragging out the negotiations, Iran will launch a direct attack together with its allies, including Hezbollah.” Reuters reported, “The sources did not say how long Iran intended to wait for progress in the talks before responding.”
