Iran has condemned the Israeli regime’s aggression on Qatari soil, stressing the need for Muslim nations to “act in unison” to confront the illegal entity’s atrocities and its “looming hegemony.”
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larijani, said the Israeli aggression on Qatari soil bears a message for the regional countries that they should brace themselves for the regime’s “looming hegemony.”
“The Zionist entity's latest crime message in Qatar: O countries of the region! Prepare yourselves for my looming hegemony!!” Larijani wrote in an Arabic post on X.
Israel launched airstrikes on the headquarters of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in the Qatari capital, Doha, in what was described as an "assassination operation" that claimed the lives of several Hamas officials as well as civilians in the Persian Gulf Arab country.
“Israel has heinously done what Iran would never contemplate: attacking the dear People and Government of Qatar,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X.
“Iran stands with its Qatari and Palestinian brothers in the face of this illegal attack on urban residences used by civilian guests of the State of Qatar who do not pose a threat to anyone," he added and offered condolences over the "vile assault", which also left civilians injured.
The Iranian foreign minister called for concerted efforts by Muslims in the face of Israeli acts of aggression and expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness for cooperation in confronting threats.
“The only way to decisively address the recklessness of the Israeli regime is for the Muslim world to act in unison. Iran stands ready to deepen cooperation in the interest of confronting threats to international peace and security,” Araghchi underlined.
In a strongly-worded statement, Hamas blasted Israel’s attempted assassination targeting its negotiating delegation in Doha and said the onslaught was a “heinous crime” and a violation of international law.
Hamas also said that its senior negotiators survived the attack, but five members of the resistance group were killed.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry also condemned the “cowardly Israeli attack” on the Hamas headquarters in Doha, calling it a violation of international law and a threat to Qatar's security.
The Israeli aggression drew a deluge of criticism from world leaders and regional resistance groups as well as rights organizations.
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