Abdollahian (right) at a press conference with his Indian counterpart in Tehran (European)
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed developments in the Middle East in a call with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Monday, and also held a meeting with his Indian counterpart Subramaniam Jaishankar, during which he stressed that the solution in the Gaza Strip will not be military.
Abdollahian said at a press conference with his Indian counterpart in Tehran that the United States has no right to call for restraint while supporting Israeli "killings" in Gaza, calling for a diplomatic solution to end the war on the Strip.
The Iranian minister appealed to US officials "not to link US security and national interests to the fate of the downfall Israeli prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu)."
On the other hand, Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov stressed the need for a ceasefire in Gaza and the urgent provision of humanitarian aid to civilians, according to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
At the same time, the two ministers expressed their strong condemnation of "the intensified attacks on Yemen by a group of countries led by the United States and Britain."
Since Friday, the United States and Britain have launched military strikes on several areas of Yemen, which the White House said were targeting the Ansar Allah Houthi group in response to their attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.
The Houthis have vowed to respond forcefully to these strikes and to continue their operations, which they say target ships owned or operated by Israeli companies, or transporting goods to and from Israel as they pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, in support of Palestinians in Gaza. This has led many major shipping companies to avoid sailing through the Red Sea.
Source : Al Jazeera + Iranian Agencies + Press