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Political, media pressure on Iran aimed at exonerating US-allied criminals: Foreign Ministry spox

Sunday, 20 November 2022 1:52 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 20 November 2022 1:59 PM ]

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani (file photo)

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the pressure mounted on Iran by the so-called advocates of human rights is to exonerate criminal allies of the United States, which are known for their crimes against humanity and rights violations.

Nasser Kan’ani made the remarks in a Sunday tweet, after a Palestinian rights advocacy group released a report on Saturday, saying Israeli forces have arrested more than 750 Palestinian children since the beginning of the year.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) also said 160 children are still being held behind bars in Israeli detention centers, adding that some of the minors were first shot and injured before they were detained.

Israeli forces have detained over 750 Palestinian minors since January: Advocacy group

Also on Thursday, an official with Yemen’s Health Ministry said more than 80 newborn babies lose their lives on a daily basis because the war-torn country does not have the required medical equipment due to the Saudi-led war and blockade.

Najeeb Al-Qubati, the undersecretary of Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population for the Population Sector, added that some 39 percent of babies born are premature, which shows a significant increase compared to the period before the start of the war by Washington’s close regional allies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The official said the use of prohibited weapons was one of the reasons behind the growing trend. He said several human rights organizations have already acknowledged and condemned Saudis for using such arms.

Over 80 Yemeni newborns die every day due to Saudi-led war: Ministry

Yemen’s Health Ministry says virtually 39 percent of the babies are premature.

W/ backing of alleged advocates of human rights & silence of int'l orgs., 8000 kids were martyred & injured in war in Yemen & 750 kids detained, 47 martyred, 164 injured by Zionist regime in 2022,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said in his Sunday tweet.

“A goal of political & media pressure on Iran is to exonerate US-allied criminals,” Kan’ani said.

W/ backing of alleged advocates of human rights & silence of int'l orgs., 8000 kids were martyred & injured in war in Yemen & 750 kids detained, 47 martyred, 164 injured by Zionist regime in 2022.

A goal of political & media pressure on Iran is to exonerate US-allied criminals. pic.twitter.com/YRoK9fJp80
— Nasser Kanaani (@IRIMFA_SPOX) November 20, 2022

He was alluding to the fact that despite their heinous crimes and rights violations, the perpetrating criminals have so far got away with their criminal acts since they are close allies of the United States, while Iran has been under political and media pressure over alleged rights abuses.

This comes despite the fact that the Islamic Revolution has one of the best rights records among all regional countries and Iranian people enjoy freedoms unmatched in most of its neighbors.

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