US election result a ‘meaningful’ no to complicity in Gaza genocide: Iran FM spox

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the “meaningful” result of the US presidential election showed the American people’s clear objection to Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

“Over the past year, public opinion in the US, both in the universities and in public circles, has openly expressed its opposition to the killing and genocide of the people of Gaza,” Baghaei said in an interview with IRNA published on Thursday.

“Many Americans oppose their government’s complicity in [Israel’s] genocide in Palestine and Gaza and the dispatch of weapons [to the regime] to be used to kill innocents,” he added.

The Iranian spokesperson emphasized that the International community, regional nations and the Muslim world call for a cessation of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza as soon as possible as they cannot witness further massacre of the people of Palestine in Gaza.

He slammed the ongoing “shameful” genocide in Gaza before everyone's eyes, saying, “Therefore, it is expected that the developments will lead to an end to war and genocide in the region and that those who are going to take power in the US will adhere to their election promises.”

Baghaei noted the clear demand of the regional nations is an end to the Israeli regime’s crimes and genocide and its acts of fomenting insecurity in the region, particularly in Palestine and Lebanon.

He noted that the developments in the past year were a continuation of a process that began some 70-80 years ago with the occupation of Palestine which imposed insecurity on the region.

The Iranian diplomat emphasized that the region has witnessed an “unprecedented” tragedy over the past year as nearly 200,000 people have been killed or injured and many others are still buried under rubble.

“This is not a situation that the global conscience can accept and the regional nations expect influential countries to pay a serious heed to this logical demand,” he pointed out.

US vetoes UNSC resolution calling for 'unconditional, permanent' ceasefire in Gaza

Fourteen member states voted in favor of the draft resolution on Wednesday, but it was blocked by the US, the Israeli regime’s main ally.

At least 43,985 Palestinians, mostly children and women, have been killed and 104,092 people wounded in the war that Israel began on October 7, 2023 following a retaliatory operation by the Palestinian territory’s resistance movements.

The brutal military onslaught enjoys unreserved military and political support on the part of the Israeli regime’s Western allies, including the United States and France.

The administration of US President Joe Biden has used its veto power four times to block a ceasefire in Gaza since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war.

The US provides Israel with at least $3.8 billion in military aid annually, and the Biden administration has authorized $14 billion in additional assistance to its ally since the war began.

‘It is a mistake to test the tried’

In response to a question about Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s recommendation to American authorities to try the idea of "maximum rationality" which will be beneficial to all, Baghaei said the word “rationality” will make sense if accompanied by the term “respect.”

“Mutual respect and rationality mean that by learning from the past, we strive to take a path that is based on the rules and regulations of international law and the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter,” he explained.

He noted that these principles formed the basis of international relations and international law over the past 80 years, to which all UN member states must remain committed.

“It has been proved that methods based on confrontation, intimidation, unilateral coercive measures, threats, sanctions and pressure lack efficiency in the face of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian people,” the spokesman said.

He cautioned that the Iranian people will show maximum resistance in dealing with such approaches.

“Iranians are a zealous people who will not allow the bullying of other parties to affect what is their right and the path they have chosen to pursue their legitimate interests and needs, whether scientific or technical,” the spokesperson pointed out.

He said the Iranian foreign minister’s "maximum rationality" idea conveys a message that “it is a mistake to test the tried,” referring to a Persian proverb.

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