Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Iran on Thursday accused the United States and Israel of fuelling instability in West Asia, saying the region’s insecurity stemmed from Israel’s military actions and Washington’s support for Tel Aviv. The Iranian embassy in India said regional security could not be achieved through military strikes, occupation, assassinations and civilian killings, asserting that “security is not created through bombing, assassination and the killing of civilians”.
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The statement came a day after Israeli envoy to India Reuven Azar warned of a possible new wave of radical Islamist terror attacks and flagged security threats facing India and Israel in an interview with India Today on Wednesday, while speaking on the attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight.
In what appears to be a response to Azar’s remarks, the Iranian embassy accused Israel of projecting itself as a guarantor of regional security while attacking Arab countries and occupying their territories.
In the statement, shared on X, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India issued a statement on Thursday, accusing Israel and the United States of being the main sources of insecurity and instability in West Asia.
In its statement, the Iranian embassy said recent developments in West Asia had demonstrated that the region’s instability stemmed from Israel’s “aggressive, occupying and war-mongering policies” and the comprehensive support it received from the United States.
“For years, the countries of the region believed that the United States and the Zionist regime could guarantee their security,” the embassy said, questioning who attacked Qatar, targeted Beirut, reduced Gaza to ruins and continued to occupy Syrian territory, including the Golan Heights.
Iran accused Israel of contradicting its stated commitment to peace and the Abraham Accords by attacking Arab countries and occupying Arab territories.
The statement also cited the killing of more than 70,000 people in Gaza, arguing that Israel could not portray itself as a defender of regional security while carrying out military operations and causing civilian deaths.
“Security is not created through bombing, occupation, assassination and the killing of civilians,” the embassy said.
It added that a regime which spoke of peace and normalisation while attacking Arab countries and occupying their territories could not present itself as a guarantor of regional security.
The Iranian mission also rejected attempts to portray the people of Gaza and Lebanon as proxies of other countries, describing them instead as people fighting for their land, security, dignity, right to life and human rights.
“The people of Gaza and Lebanon are proxies of no country,” the statement said, adding that decades of occupation, displacement, killings and deprivation of basic rights could not be ignored while explaining Palestinian and Lebanese resistance solely through political labels.
PREPARED TO DEFEND SOVEREIGNTY: IRAN
The embassy also referred to the military strikes carried out by Israel and the United States against Iran over the past year, claiming that Tehran had stood firm despite 47 years of sanctions, pressure and threats.
It said Iran remained prepared to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity against any military aggression, adding that psychological operations, political propaganda and media narratives could not diminish the country’s strength.
“Today, like a phoenix that has emerged from the heart of the fire, Iran is fully prepared to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity and to confront any military aggression,” the statement said.
The Iranian mission further argued that international public opinion was increasingly questioning Israel’s actions, pointing to protests and international reactions to the war in Gaza as evidence of what it described as the country’s growing political and moral isolation.
“The political and moral isolation of the Zionist regime at the recent session of the United Nations General Assembly, the increase in popular protests and the widespread international reactions to its crimes in Gaza show that public opinion no longer easily accepts distorted narratives,” the embassy said.
IRAN QUESTIONS ISRAEL’S ANTI-TERRORISM CLAIMS
The Iranian embassy questioned Israel’s anti-terrorism claims, citing reports of its alleged support for armed groups in Syria and treatment of wounded ISIS-linked individuals in Israeli hospitals. It said those claiming to fight terrorism could not expect people in the region to forget their past actions.
“The history of Palestine did not begin on 7 October,” the statement said, arguing that the conflict must be viewed in the context of decades of occupation, displacement and repression. “If 7 October is to be discussed, history must be viewed from 1948,” it added.
The embassy said the Palestinian struggle was rooted in the pursuit of freedom and justice, asserting that “the final victory belongs to those peoples who struggle for the liberation of their land, the defence of their rights and human dignity”.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
