Iran says all UN members have ‘responsibility’ to end genocide in Palestine

Iran says every UN member state, without exception, has a responsibility to put an end to Israel’s genocide and occupation in Palestine and to establish an independent Palestinian state with full UN membership.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that ending genocide and occupation in Palestine and establishing an independent State of Palestine with full UN membership is both the demand of the international community and a responsibility of all Member States—without exception,” Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said.

He made the remarks on Wednesday local time at the UN General Assembly meeting regarding the use of the veto on a proposed resolution to establish a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

He expressed regret that the Security Council, for the sixth time in recent months, failed to adopt a resolution to halt the Israeli regime’s brutal aggression against the Palestinian people due to the repeated abuse of the veto by the United States.

He stressed the importance of preserving the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including self-determination and justice for crimes committed against them.

“We firmly believe that the only sustainable path to resolving this historic crisis is a solution that guarantees the full enjoyment of these rights, free from foreign intervention, coercion, or external domination,” the Iranian envoy emphasized.

On September 18, the United States exercised its veto power to block a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The resolution demanded the unrestricted entry and distribution of humanitarian aid into Gaza and emphasized the restoration of essential services amid a confirmed famine and escalating military operations.

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

The United States has exercised its veto power to block a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, marking the sixth such veto since the onset of the genocide nearly two years ago.

Iravani further called upon the Security Council to adopt and enforce an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and ensure the lifting of all Israeli restrictions and blockades on humanitarian aid, in compliance with international humanitarian law.

He said the world body should reject and denounce any schemes involving annexations and forced displacement, or resettlement in third countries.

The Council is needed to condemn Israel’s repeated acts of aggression against nations in the region, including Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, and Iran, he added.

Iran also calls upon the Security Council to approve the admission of the State of Palestine as a full-fledged member of the United Nations and to compel Israel to withdraw its occupying forces from the occupied Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria, and end its ongoing aggression and violations, the ambassador noted.

He said the Council should “impose binding punitive measures on Israel, in accordance with Chapter VII” so that this regime and its principal supporter, the United States, understand that “the international community will not tolerate genocide, crimes against humanity, or aggression with impunity.”

He added that the Israeli regime’s criminal acts “constitute grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, amounting to ethnic cleansing.”

He also slammed Israel’s use of “unlawful blockade, starvation as a method of warfare, settlement and apartheid policies, settler terrorism, land confiscation, home demolitions, and attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites,” which have all left Gaza in ruins.

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