TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani condemned the Zionist regime’s cabinet decision to oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, calling it a blatant rejection of peace and previous accords.

In a post on X on Friday, Kanaani added that “the recent positions and decisions of the fake Zionist regime’s cabinet and Knesset regarding the opposition to the formation of an independent Palestinian state once again expose the ugly, warmonger, and occupier nature of this regime.”

He stressed that the Zionist regime’s policy opposes peace and previous commitments made deceptively by Zionist leaders over the last few decades.

Kanaani went on to say that the usurping entity seeks to deny the Palestinians’ rights, including as self-determination and the development of an independent state in historical Palestine.

He also emphasized that the only way to end the occupation issue is for the Palestinian people to exercise their right to build an independent state with its capital in Al-Quds.

Iran, along with other freedom-loving countries, supports the Palestinian people’s rights, which have been denied for more than 70 years.

Kanaani concluded that recognizing all Palestinians’ opinions through a public vote is the best way to resolve the conflict and restore peace and security to the region. 

In a letter to the UN secretary general, António Guterres, on Monday, the foreign minister of Iran urged him to intervene responsibly in the efforts to end the Zionist regime’s heinous crimes and acts of aggression against Palestinian people.

Reading a statement on behalf of the NAM on Tuesday at the meeting of the special committee of the United Nations Charter, Zahra Ershadi, Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, emphasized the urgent call for a humanitarian ceasefire and support for the people of Palestine. 

The movement expresses serious concern about the blatant genocide warnings in Gaza by the UN special rapporteurs and calls for commitment by the international community to prevent genocide in Gaza and take all necessary actions to end the ruthless massacre. 

NAM categorically denounced the Israeli regime’s continued brutal military operation against the defenseless Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip, she noted.

Ershadi continued by saying that NAM welcomes the request presented on December 29, 2023, by South Africa, a member country, to file a lawsuit against the Israeli regime at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violations of obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide regarding Palestinians in Gaza. 

It also demands that Israel should put into effect a temporary agreement issued by the ICJ.

Ershadi also averred that NAM emphasizes the importance of the General Assembly’s request dated December 30, 2022, for an advisory opinion from the ICJ on the legal consequences and obligations arising from continuing such illegal policies and actions, prolonging Israel’s occupation, depriving Palestinians of their rights to determine their fate, and discriminatory actions against them.

Last year, she called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to bring punishments on those responsible for the horrible crimes committed in Gaza.

“The Court is expected not to let the perpetrators of these heinous crimes go unpunished. A whole nation that has been subject to oppressive occupation for more than 75 years is on the verge of genocide and extermination,” she added. 

Also in the same year, Iran’s ambassador to the UN rejected U.S. accusations allegedly pinning the blame for the war in Gaza on Iran. 

“Iran aligns with the international community in endorsing the call for an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and “cessation” of the Zionist regime of Israel’s uninterrupted military aggression, Saeid Iravani said at the UN Security Council meeting.

Israel’s brutal crimes against Gaza and the killing of the Palestinian people is a clear violation of international law on human rights, the ambassador announced.