Iranian President Condemns Israeli Attack on Qatar, Warns of Regional Escalation
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the Israeli regime’s attack on Qatari soil targeting Hamas leaders, describing it as a clear violation of international law and sovereignty, and warned that such aggression risks fueling wider escalation and instability in the region.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Iranian president said that the terrorist act of targeting Hamas leaders in Doha demonstrates that the Israeli regime has no limits in committing crimes and assassinations, while at the same time destroying any efforts for diplomacy.
The Zionist regime on Tuesday attacked Hamas’s leadership in the Qatari capital, Doha, in a strike that has drawn widespread international condemnation.
Hamas announced that five of its members were killed in the attack, including the son of senior leader Khalil al-Hayya. A member of Qatar’s security forces was also reported killed.
What follows is the text of the message released by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Today, the Zionist regime, once again and under the questionable silence of the international community, committed a criminal act by attacking the territory of Qatar and targeting Palestinian resistance leaders. This act not only violated international law and humanitarian principles but also made peace and stability in the region the target of its blatant aggression. This terrorist act reveals the reality that the Zionist regime has no limits in crime and assassination and undermines any efforts for diplomacy.
The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns this illegal, inhumane, and anti-peace action. Attacking an independent country is a clear violation of national sovereignty and the UN Charter, and the indifference of global powers to such behavior will double the risk of escalating crises and wars in the region.
While expressing solidarity with the brotherly government and people of Qatar and the oppressed people of Palestine, we emphasize that the aggression and state terrorism of the Zionist regime will not weaken the determination of the Palestinian people for freedom and resistance, but will strengthen the unity of the peoples of the region against occupation and injustice.
The United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and other international bodies are expected to respond immediately, decisively, and practically to this blatant aggression. Lasting peace in the region is only possible by ending occupation and aggression.
The Islamic Republic of Iran, as it has always emphasized, will stand by all the oppressed peoples of the region and will not allow unilateral and aggressive policies to jeopardize the security and future of the region.
