“This regime is a cancerous tumor and absolute evil in the region”, Kanaani said on Monday, adding that the Zionist regime has exposed itself to anger over its “horrible war crimes” in the Gaza Strip and recently in the occupied West Bank.
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| Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani. Photo: en.irna.ir |
The spokesman made the remarks in his weekly press briefing in Tehran, commenting on a shooting incident on Sunday at the West Bank-Jordan border, where a Jordanian national killed three Israelis.
Iran believes that it is a moral responsibility to support Palestine, but the Israeli regime seeking to link any incident to the Islamic Republic is an attempt to escape from reality, he noted.
‘Zionist regime closer to defeat than victory’
The Israeli regime is creating increasing trouble for itself by prolonging the Gaza war and refusing to seal a ceasefire deal, Kanaani said, adding that such an approach has not brought any achievement for the regime.
He also referred to Israeli airstrikes on Syria, which targeted several military sites in Hama Province early on Monday.
Kanaani strongly condemned the airstrikes, saying that Israel’s insistence on continuing crimes in Gaza and its attacks on neighbors shows that the regime’s criminal measures are not restricted to Palestinian borders.
A senior Israeli military official has said the regime is closer to defeat than victory, the Iranian spokesman noted, calling on supporters of Israel to stop backing and arming the regime. The international community should also condemn the Israeli regime, and take serious and deterrent measures, he added. en.irna.ir
