News - Middle East: Iran's Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh, has denounced the Zionist regime as the main source of insecurity and instability in the West Asia region, holding the United States responsible for ongoing Israeli atrocities due to its unqualified support for the occupying entity.

Al-e Sadegh made the remarks during a meeting with Mohamed al-Hassan, the UN special representative for Iraq and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), at the Iranian Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday.

He reaffirmed Iran's principled policy of supporting Iraq’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity. 

Al-e Sadegh went on to condemn the recent Israeli act of aggression against Iran, stating that Israeli fighter jets used US-controlled airspace over Iraq to launch missiles at Iranian military installations in the early hours of October 26.

The Iranian diplomat also pointed to Hassan’s meeting with prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Najaf on November 4, saying the top cleric’s comments serve as a roadmap for the Baghdad government.

For his part, the UN special representative for Iraq and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) appreciated Iran’s primary role in the restoration of security and stability in Iraq and West Asia, describing Baghdad-Tehran relations as closely intertwined.

He characterized the current situation in the region as alarming, emphasizing that the solution to the ongoing crises depends on the vigilance exercised by regional governments.

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 43,799 Palestinians and wounded Another 103,601 individuals since October 7, 2023.

The latest casualty figures include 35 killed and 111 injured over the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a statement.

The death toll is presumed to be much higher with an estimated 10,000 bodies buried in the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza.

Since September 23, the Israeli army has also been launching unprecedented air attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah.

The Lebanese Health Ministry reported on Friday that since the onset of hostilities on October 8, 2023, Israeli airstrikes have killed 3,445 people and injured 14,599 others across Lebanon.

 Source: Press TV