TEHRAN -- President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday Israel’s pager detonations in Lebanon are a source of shame for the occupying regime’s Western backers, not least the United States.
The Western supporters of Israel, the Iranian president said, feel unbound by any principle in pursuing their inhumane goals.
Speaking in a cabinet meeting here, Pezeshkian said the pager explosions are another proof of the fall of humanity in the West and that they don’t want a ceasefire in Gaza.
“Using tools usually made to enhance the welfare of humans as a means of terror and destruction against those whose views do not align with us is proof of the fall of humanity and of the dominance of savagery and criminality,” he said.
“This event once again showed that although the Western states and Americans claim they want a ceasefire, they practically offer full support for blind crimes, killings and assassinations.”
Pezeshkian said Muslim nations must join hands to stop Israeli massacres.
“The cure for this situation and breaking the chain of oppression and crimes of the Zionist regime and its supporters against the oppressed Palestinians and the Muslim world lies in the unity and cohesion of Muslims and Islamic countries,” he said.
The explosions of thousands of papers widely used by resistance factions and also public service workers have left at least a dozen dead and around 3,000 people injured.
The Lebanese government has blamed Israel and vowed to file a complaint with the UN over the attack. Hezbollah has promised the Zionist regime will receive “just punishment” for the attack.
A medical relief delegation from the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has arrived in Lebanon to assist the victims, IRCS head Pirhussein Kolivand said.
The team includes 12 doctors, 12 nurses and paramedics, he said, adding a significant number of those wounded who need more serious medical and health services will be transferred to Tehran.
The decision to send a medical team to Lebanon was made following an emergency meeting of the IRCS.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the Islamic Republic is ready to provide any necessary assistance for the treatment of the injured or their transfer to Tehran for medical care.
Iranian Health Minister Muhammad Reza Zafarghandi also spoke with his Lebanese counterpart after the pager explosions, reiterating Iran’s readiness to send medical aid to Lebanon.
On Tuesday, Iran’s UN ambassador said the Zionist regime must be held accountable for the heinous crime.
Addressing an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly, Amir Saeid Iravani called on the world body to accept Palestine as a full member and reconsider Israel’s membership for its constant violations of international law and norms.
The envoy urged the UN to find effective measures to put an end to the regime’s violations. Iravani also slammed Israel’s total impunity for killing and displacing Palestinians and occupying their lands.