TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran’s Foreign Minister, has asserted that the Israeli regime had failed to achieve any of its declared objectives in the Gaza War, including the elimination of Hamas.

Speaking on Sunday, Amir Abdollahian updated President Ebrahim Raisi and other cabinet members on the most recent events in Gaza, where the Israeli regime has been advancing its ruthless bombardment for more than three months.    

Iran’s top diplomat went on to add, “Over the course of more than 90 days, none of the goals of the Zionist regime has been achieved, including the annihilation of Hamas or even disarming it as well as releasing the captives held by the Palestinians in Gaza.”

“For that reason, the Zionists have resorted to the environment outside Gaza and attempted to establish a so-called fake victory for themselves by assassinating Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut,” Amir Abdollahian stated in reference to an Israeli drone strike that killed deputy Hamas political leader al-Arouri in the Lebanese capital on January 2.

The Iranian foreign minister also discussed disagreements with the U.S. over its backing of the Israeli regime in the Gaza conflict, as well as divisions inside the Israeli cabinet.

Meanwhile, Amir Abdollahian stated that Iran places a high value on long-term security in the region and thinks that peace can return once war crimes are stopped in Gaza, humanitarian aid is delivered to the besieged area, the forced relocation of Gazans is halted, and they are given the opportunity to make their own decisions democratically.

Last week, in a speech at the University of Tehran, Amir Abdollahian said that the U.S. lawmakers are stuck in a “quagmire” in the besieged region, making it expensive for them to escape, since they are supporting the Israeli regime in its “genocidal campaign” against the Gaza Strip.

“Today the politicians in the White House are facing a serious challenge. Some believe that Washington has gone too far and should not have provided full support for Israel’s genocide and crimes over the past three months in Gaza and the West Bank,” he said.

Iran’s top diplomat went on to add that “today, the fact that American politicians have made a mistake and entered a quagmire in Gaza represents a challenge in the White House,” he added. “Getting out of this quagmire will be quite costly.”

He also underlined that the Tel Aviv regime followed its dreams of “destroying Hamas” but they did not come true.