Iran Press/ America: Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, in a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the Ambassador of France to the United Nations, who holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council, stated: "The Security Council must take decisive measures to compel the Israeli regime to halt its bloodshed, cease its aggressive acts, and steadfastly adhere to its international obligations under humanitarian and human rights laws."
Referring to the fact that the Islamic republic of Iran unequivocally condemns and categorically rejects the unfounded allegations raised in the UN Security council meeting saying: "The allegations are unsubstantiated and lack solid evidence."
Iravani further stated:" The Islamic Republic of Iran has always placed great importance on maritime security and freedom of navigation and reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding its international obligations and maintaining peace and security in the region."
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Iranian top envoy reiterated: "The purpose of the US and the Israeli regime to make such baseless accusations is clear, to divert international attention away from the root causes of the current situation in the Red Sea, namely the ongoing genocide and barbaric massacres that are being committed by the Israeli regime and fully supported by the US against the innocent Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, as well as their participation in coordinated military aggressions and malevolent activities against other nations in the region."
He further explained: " The United States cannot deny or cover up the incontestable reality that recent incidents in the Red Sea are directly related to Israel's continued atrocities against the Palestinian people in Gaza."
"The severity of the Israeli regime's war crime and crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza has been indisputably documented by the United Nations, international organizations, and human rights institutions, marking it as the most extensively recorded genocide in modern history, "added he.
Iravani elsewhere noted: "Instead of taking decisive action to curb these severe violations, the United States not only stands by the Israeli regime but also actively contributes providing the occupying regime with substantial military support and diplomatic cover."
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According to Iravani: "By preventing the Security Council from carrying out its Charter duties, which contradicts international calls to end the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, the US is now pushing for a Security Council resolution purportedly focusing on the rights and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. However, the primary objective is to legitimize the so-called "international maritime coalition" led by Washington to serve its regional political goals and give the necessary shield to Israel to continue its war crimes and atrocities in Gaza."
"Consequently, the US assertions of the so-called Navigational Rights and Freedoms of Vessels of All States in the Red Sea are only viewed as a cynical attempt to distract from the grim reality of the ongoing atrocities and genocide in Palestine." concluded he. 219
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