TEHRAN – Senior Iranian lawmaker Mojtaba Zolnouri called on the leaders of the Islamic world to urgently hold a summit to address the escalating situation in Palestine. 

“The heads of Islamic countries must decide to support the Palestinian people in an urgent meeting,” Zolnouri, deputy speaker of the     Iranian parliament, said on Tuesday, according to IRNA. 

The Iranian lawmaker also pointed to remarks by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, who said Tuesday that Israel incurred an “irreparable defeat.”

“The Zionist regime is not only dangerous for the people of the region, the Middle East and the Islamic world, but this regime has endangered the security of the international community and is a serious threat to global peace and all members of humanity,” he said. 

Earlier, Iran and Saudi Arabia called for an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian held talks on Monday evening with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha on the latest events in Palestine and exchanged views with him, according to the Iranian foreign ministry.

Amir Abdollahian pointed to the crimes perpetrated by the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip and said Islamic countries should take measures to help the oppressed people of Palestine.

He also called for an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the OIC member states.

Amir Abdollahian said the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to host the meeting of Islamic countries on Palestine and called for a swift measure by all Muslim states to help the Palestinian people.

Meanwhile, the OIC secretary general slammed Israel’s attacks against the Palestinian people and said Islamic states should cooperate and make arrangements to adopt a joint response to the Zionist regime’s aggression.

Hissein Brahim Taha also pointed to the OIC Executive Committee’s plan for the Palestinian developments and received the Iranian foreign minister’s suggestion to hold an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers with open arms.

He said he would inform the foreign ministers of the member states about Iran’s suggestion and emphasized that Palestine should be supported.