Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has warned Israel, that the situation in the Middle East could deteriorate further if Israel continues its airstrikes on Gaza.
He said the US was also “to blame” for providing military support to Israel.
The warning came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his troops, emphasizing that his people were engaged in a battle for survival and characterizing the conflict against Hamas as a “do or die” situation.
Iran has openly supported both Hamas, which initiated an attack on Israel two weeks ago, resulting in the reported death of 1,400 people, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
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More than 4,600 Palestinians have been killed in the last two weeks in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and Israel announced on Saturday that it was intensifying air strikes.
“I warn the US and its proxy Israel that if they do not immediately stop the crime against humanity and genocide in Gaza, anything is possible at any moment and the region will go out of control,” Mr Amir-Abdollahian said at a news conference in Tehran.
He said that the results could be “severe, bitter” and “have far-reaching repercussions”, both regionally and for those advocating for war.
The foreign minister added that US military support for Israel was evidence that the ongoing conflict in Gaza was “a proxy war carried out by Israel on behalf of the United States”.