The President of Iran Massoud Pezeshkian said in a conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran will not remain silent in the face of aggression, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
He expressed the position in question amid fears of an escalation of the regional conflict after the leader of the political wing of “Hamas” was killed in Tehran on July 31. Ismail Hania.
„Iran will never remain silent in the face of aggression aimed at its interests and security,” Pezeshkian said in a telephone conversation with Macron. The Iranian leader also criticized Israel's 10-month-long war in the Gaza Strip.
„If the US and Western countries are really trying to prevent the outbreak of war in the region, they should force this regime (Israel) to stop the genocide and attacks on Gaza and agree to a ceasefire, Pezeshkian added.< /p>
Today, at the request of Iran, there is an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Saudi Arabia in connection with the assassination of Haniya.
Tehran and its allied militias such as “Hamas” and “Hezbollah” blamed Israel for his death, but Israeli authorities did not claim responsibility.