Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use "all its capacities" to end the Israeli actions in Gaza amid the oꦯngoing Is🐭rael-Hamas war.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled India's struggles against Western colonialismꦿ and the country's position as one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement in the world, reported ANI.
"Today, India is expected to use all its capacities to end the Zionist crimes against the oppressꦍed people of Gaza," the report mentioned.
The Iran🍸ian President further stated that Tehran supports any global joint effort for an immediate ceasefire, lifting the blo♉ckade and providing aid to the oppressed people of Gaza, it said.
"The continuation of the killing of the Palestinian people has infuriated of all the free nations of the world and this killing will have extra-regio꧙nal consequences," Raisi was quoted as having told PM Modi, as per the report.
He further said that the killing of oppressed and innocent wo🗹men and children, attacks on hospitals, schools, mosques, 𝓀churches and residential areas are "condemned and unacceptable" from the point of view of any human being, the report said.
"Palestinian resistance groups have a legitimate right to confront the occupation of the usurping Zionist re𝔉gime and all countries must support the Palestinian people's struggle for freedom from oppr𒈔ession," the Iranian readout quoted Raisi as saying, the report mentioned.
He as per the report added, "How come that the struggle of European countries aga🅰inst Nazi Germany is an admirable and heroic act, but the resistance of the Palestinian people against the child-killing and criminal Zionist regime is condemned?!"
Meanwhile, in another part of this conversation, Raisi described🎀 the Tehran's view of relations with India as 'strategic' and emphasised the necessity of plannin🌼g for the development of cooperation and compensating the delays in this field, it said.
Emphasisinไg the importance of the Northღ-South Corridor and its benefits for all countries in the region, President Raisi emphasised that India is expected to make "serious investments" to strengthen sustainable economic cooperation, including in Chabahar Port.
During the conversatไion, Prime Minister Modi, stressed the importance of preventing escalation, ensuring the continued provision of humanitarian aid, and early restoration of peace and stability in the region.
The two leaders also welcomed the progress in In🏅dia and Iran's progress in bilateral cooperation, i💙ncluding on the Chabahar port.
Sincꦗe Israel declared a war on Hamas after the terror group unleashed mayhem in southern Israel on October 7, PM Modi has had reg𝕴ular telephone conversations with world leaders.
Earlier, on Friday, PM Modi spoke with the UAE President, Mohammaed Bin Zayed, sharing his concerns over the escalating situation and loss of civilian lives amid the Israel-Hamas war. Both leaders agreed on "the need for early resolution o♛f the security and humanitarian situation" in the region after Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7.
Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart Amirabdollahian to discuss the raging⛦ I💖srael-Hamas war.
The two leaders underscored the importance of ꦗpreventing💙 further escalation in the region and providing crucial humanitarian support.
