Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has chastised France and other Western countries for characterizing Israel’s ongoing genocide as “self-defense” in a meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani reiterates Iran’s “inherent right” to self-defense and reciprocal action after Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations office in Geneva has underscored Iran’s commitment to international law and the UN Charter, saying the Islamic Republic seeks no escalation in the region.

Iran’s permanent representative to the UN warns that any Israeli aggression against Tehran’s interests will be dealt with a “stronger” blow.

Smacking of hypocrisy, Western leaders and media have described the knife attack on a German tourist in Paris as “terrorism” while downplaying the killing of over 15,000 Palestinians in Gaza as “self-defense”.

The story of Palestinian resistance is not only justified, but it's the only truth. For far too long, they have suffered and resisted. They must win and there is no other way.

A former senior Palestinian diplomat says Western mainstream media are turning a blind eye to the Palestinian nation’s right to self-defense.