The Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the attempts to draw a link between a highly-anticipated ceasefire in Gaza and the political future of the Palestinian enclave.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Monday, Spokesman Nasser Kanaani highlighted the international calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, where the Israeli regime has launched a brutal onslaught since October 7.
While the bulk of world nations are demanding an urgent ceasefire and cessation of Israeli crimes against the people of Gaza, the Zionist regime is reluctant to stop the war, since it has not achieved its purposes, he added.
Highlighting Iran’s diplomatic efforts to end the Israeli regime’s atrocities in Gaza, Kanaani said Tehran would not agree to any attempt to link the ceasefire with the post-Gaza issue.
He underlined that only the Palestinian nation has the right to decide the fate of Gaza.
The spokesman also condemned the Israeli prime minister’s policy of escalation of regional insecurity, decried the US’ support for the continuation of war, and criticized certain UN Security Council permanent members for ruining the resolutions in favor of Gaza by wielding their veto power.
At least 127 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza in the past 24 hours alone.
The Israeli bombardment has killed at least 28,985 Palestinians and wounded 68,883 in Gaza since October 7.
source: Tasnim