Global Unity Key To Ending Gaza Suffering – Iranian Ambassador

By Ahmad Idzwan Arzmi and Suraidah Roslan

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) -- Iran's Ambassador to Malaysia, Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi, has called for united global action - by both Muslim and non-Muslim nations - to pressure Israel into ending its blockade of Gaza as the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave escalates to a devastating scale.

Raising the alarm over the worsening situation in Gaza, Valiollah said collective international action is needed to de-escalate tensions and address the crisis as the population faces severe starvation due to Israel’s continued blockade of aid access.

“The only way forward is unity. Muslim and non-Muslim countries must come together and take collective action against Israel’s criminal aggression in support of the Palestinian people,” he said in an interview with Bernama in Malaysia’s capital on Wednesday.

He said the ongoing crisis requires collective and coordinated efforts from all countries, regardless of religious or geopolitical alignment, to pressure Israel to open the border and allow immediate humanitarian aid.

“We believe that all nations, especially Muslim and developing countries, must stand united and take concrete steps,” he said.

On Iran’s nuclear programme, Valiollah reaffirmed the country’s long-standing commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and stressed its firm opposition to nuclear weapons.

He said Iran’s nuclear activities are strictly for peaceful purposes, including in the fields of energy, medicine and agriculture.

“Iran was one of the founders of the NPT and has always emphasised that countries in the Middle East must remain a nuclear weapons-free zone and stay united for peaceful purposes.

“The only country in the region that possesses nuclear weapons is Israel,” he said.

He said Iran’s position is grounded in Islamic principles, which prohibit nuclear arms, as well as in a practical belief that such weapons are unnecessary and unusable.

He called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to adopt a more supportive role, particularly in assisting developing nations.

--  BERNAMA