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Iran Warns the U.S. Not to “tie its Fate” to that of Israel’s Netanyahu
(VORNews) – Washington’s unwavering backing for Israel, according to Iran’s foreign minister, is “the root of insecurity in the region.” He cautioned the United States against “tying their destiny” to that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The U.S. should not, and Mr. [Joe] Biden should not tie their destiny to the fate of Netanyahu,” said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. His remarks came while the Israeli-Hamas conflict has continued for more than a century.
The United States has consistently voiced its backing for Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza. More than 240 captives and 1,200 casualties were reported when the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas entered Israeli territory on October 7.
Following the incident, Joe Biden, the president of the United States, traveled to the nation to express sympathy and provide billions of dollars to strengthen the military. In the months thereafter, Secretary of State Antony Blinken made many trips to Israel.
“Insecurity in the region is rooted in the full-scale cooperation of Biden and the White House with thugs like Netanyahu in Israel,” Amir-Abdollahian remarked. When asked for a response, the White House took some time to answer, according to CNBC.
Iran is aiding the Houthis
The Iranian government wants the United States to end the Gaza conflict, Amir-Abdollahian said, stressing the importance of securing the Red Sea.
As part of his remarks, he sought to dispel claims that the Islamic Republic is assisting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which have disrupted global trade by attacking commercial vessels transiting through the Red Sea.
“People in Yemen and other countries in the region who support the Palestinians are acting according to their own experiences and interests, and they do not receive orders or instructions from us,” he said.
Houthi militia groups began attacking shipping vessels
Late last year, the Houthi militia group began attacking shipping vessels and cargo ships traversing the Red Sea with drones and missiles, warning that they intended to target Israeli ships as well as anyone heading to or from Israel as a response to the war in Gaza, which has killed over 24,000 people so far. Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile at a U.S.-owned commercial vessel on Monday, the Central Command reported.
The Iranian minister stated, “Maritime security is of the utmost importance to us because we export oil.” “Consequently, insecurity in our immediate vicinity will not work in our favor.”
“We hold the conviction that any endeavor to sow instability in the area originates from Israel and its genocide in Gaza.” Supporting Hamas in its conflict with Israel, Iran maintains a supply of weaponry for the Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah.
Officials from Yemen, who oppose the Houthi rebels’ opposition to the government, have accused Iran and Hezbollah on multiple occasions of providing financial and military assistance to the militia.
Officials from both Iran and Hezbollah have refuted these accusations. The U.S. and its allies initiated airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen last week in an effort to safeguard the flow of international commerce.
Biden stated at the time, “These targeted strikes serve as an unequivocal declaration that the United States and our allies will not tolerate assaults on our personnel or permit adversarial entities to endanger freedom of navigation along one of the most vital commercial routes in the world.”
Since the onset of the Gaza conflict, the United States has conducted military operations against Iranian proxies in Syria and Iraq. However, this would be the first strike directed at the Houthis, who are supported by Iran, in Yemen.
In a defiant statement, Houthi chief negotiator said the Red Sea attacks to stop Israeli ships will continue and that the war in Gaza must end. According to Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthis (also known as the Houthis), any American attack on the group will not go unanswered.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at what is believed to be an Israeli spy headquarters in northern Iraq, as well as at “anti-Iran terror groups” in Syria on Tuesday, potentially fueling a conflagration of the conflict.
Defending Iran’s actions, Amir-Abdollahian said the Iranian armed forces’ attacks were “in line with combating terrorism and legitimate self-defense.” “We have no reservations when it comes to securing our national interest with any other country,” he added.
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