Iran: Zionist criminals render United Nations ineffectual as genocide continues apace

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) has criticized the United Nations for failing to stop the appalling crimes committed by the Israeli regime against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying criminal Zionists have effectively paralyzed the world body.   

Mohammad Eslami made the remarks during a ceremony honoring the martyrs of the Al-Aqsa Flood and those of the resistance front on Monday in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

“This criminal group (the Zionists) has effectively rendered the United Nations inoperative—an institution which has always strived for human rights and justice. What stance do international organizations, which have repeatedly adopted positions against the Islamic Republic, now take in the face of these crimes? What role can they play? Is there any hope that the United Nations and the Security Council will do something?” he said.

More than 45,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed in the genocidal war that began after the retaliatory operation - the Al-Aqsa Flood - staged by Gaza’s resistance movements on October 7, 2023 in response to the regime’s decades of deadly occupation and aggression against Palestinians.

The US, Israel’s number one ally and main supporter, has blocked efforts by the UN aimed at stopping the Gaza war.

In the past year alone, Washington has vetoed four Security Council resolutions calling for a Gaza ceasefire.

“In the recent vote at the United Nations General Assembly, 167 countries voted in favor of the Palestinian people’s right to establish an independent state, while only the United States and at most five other countries opposed it. Nevertheless, today this small number plays a decisive role in international affairs, and the vote of the majority of the world's countries is effectively ignored,” Eslami stressed.

Palestinians want the West Bank as part of a future independent Palestinian state with East al-Quds as its capital. This is while more than 600,000 Israelis live in over 230 illegal settlements built since the 1967 Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds. 

The international community views the settlements as illegal under international law and the Geneva Conventions due to their construction on the occupied territories.

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Members of the UN Security Council have failed to reach a consensus on the Palestinian bid to become a full member state of the United Nations.

“In such circumstances, the front of truth and justice, which has always stood against this current, has a clear duty. This front will not only remain steadfast but will continue on its path with even greater strength and determination to hold these criminals accountable,” the AEOI chief emphasized.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Eslami said that dominant countries try to strengthen their own economies by restricting access to advanced technologies in developing countries and hinder their economic growth.

“Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, our country has consistently faced sanctions. These sanctions have been imposed due to our refusal to comply with the dominant world order and our steadfast commitment to the principles of the Revolution, including independence, freedom, and the Islamic Republic,” he added.

Eslami, however, stressed that Iran must continue the path of progress with effort and determination despite the current challenges.

“By relying on divine grace and continued effort, we can overcome these obstacles and attain greater achievements,” he stressed.

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