Amir Abdollahian made remarks on Thursday at the Ancient Civilizations Forum in Tehran.

He also called the situation in Gaza “distressing” and condemned Israel’s seven-decade occupation and seizure of Palestinian lands.

In addition, he denounced the self-styled human rights advocates for remaining silent in the face of the horrors and brutalities brought about by the fake Israeli regime.

He denounced the Israeli air and ground assaults, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 20,057 Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children, injuries to over 53,320 others, and the forced displacement of the majority of Palestinian residents of the besieged region.

Additionally, Amir Abdollahian blasted Israel’s deliberate demolition of Gaza’s historical landmarks as well as its efforts to obliterate the Old City of al-Quds’ Islamic identity.

“Countries with ancient civilizations are expected to condemn such crimes, and utilize all means at their disposal to stop the current situation and put war criminals on trial at an international court of law,” the Iranian minister pointed out.

He also urged governments to play their part in maintaining the civilized, cultural, and religious interaction and understanding among nations by criminalizing and punishing such actions.

He denounced the recent desecration of the Holy Quran and other religious scriptures in some European countries.

According to Amir Abdollahian, it is the duty of nations with rich cultural and historical backgrounds to refute ideas of supremacy, dominance, exclusivity, and racism.

He emphasized that the discourse of dominance and aggression, the instrumentalization of international ideals, and the application of double standards continue to have negative effects on the international community.

The nations of Iran, Armenia, Italy, Bolivia, Peru, China, Iraq, Egypt, Mexico, and Greece make up the Ancient Civilizations Forum, which was founded in 2017. Iran assumed the forum’s rotational presidency and organized the gathering in 2023.

“U.S. culpable for involvement in Israeli massacre in Gaza”

In a phone conversation with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi on Thursday, Amir Abdollahian noted that the U.S. has international responsibility for its unquestionable involvement in Israeli war crimes and genocide against the Gaza and West Bank people.

The agreements established between President Ibrahim Raisi and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman are being implemented appropriately, according to the Iranian foreign minister, who also discussed the frequent meetings and contacts between officials of the two nations at all levels.

During Sultan Haitham’s May visit to Tehran, at least four agreements pertaining to energy, investment, and the economy were inked between Oman and Iran.

The Omani foreign minister emphasized the strengthening of the two nations’ fraternal and friendly ties while highlighting the necessity of a long-term truce in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian supplies to the besieged region.

On Thursday, Amir Abdollahian signaled Iran’s willingness to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza during a phone conversation with the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

He also urged stronger international mobilization to stop Israeli airstrikes on the region.

The most recent state of affairs in occupied Palestine, Israeli aggression against the Gaza people, and the actions made by the 57-member Islamic bloc to defend the Palestinian people were all topics of discussion between Hissein Brahim Taha and Amir Abdollahian.

The Iranian minister called for more action by the international community, especially the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to stop the Zionist regime’s ongoing attacks and aggression, “expressing deep regret and condemning them, which is a clear example of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.”

He mentioned the terrible state of affairs in Gaza in terms of humanitarian aid, as well as the limitations and medical issues brought about by Israel’s constant airstrikes.

Based on the decisions made at the most recent OIC summit in Riyadh, the minister underlined the necessity of adopting suitable and prompt measures to ease the dispatch of humanitarian goods and cargoes, particularly those including medical and pharmaceutical supplies.

Amir Abdollahian also updated the OIC secretary on some of the steps the Islamic Republic has taken to assist the Palestinian people who are currently facing extreme hardship, such as his Wednesday travel to Qatar and discussions with Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas.

Presenting a report on actions taken by the OIC and its secretariat based on the recent resolution published at the end of the Riyadh summit, Taha voiced worry and condemned the ongoing Israeli attacks against Gaza.

Additionally, he praised Iran’s actions and declared that he was prepared to advance Iran’s and the OIC’s collaboration.

Iran praises South Africa backing of Palestine

Amir Abdollahian and Naledi Pandor, the Foreign Minister of South Africa, spoke over the phone on Thursday over the most recent domestic and global events, particularly the Gaza issue.

Amir Abdollahian also praised the South African government for its unwavering and clear support of the Palestinian people, stressing the need for joint international action to denounce the crimes of the Zionist regime and implement meaningful changes to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

He also praised the improving ties between South Africa and Iran.

Pandor, for her part, reiterated South Africa’s strong support for Palestine and her desire to see an end to Israeli atrocities against Gazans.

She mentioned that the South African government has formally asked the International Court of Justice to prosecute Israel for its crimes against the Palestinian people.

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Syria is not in a good economic condition due to the interventionist policies of the West and terrorist groups inside its own land and at the same time the U.S. forces, which pretend their presence in Syria’s land is aimed at keeping peace in Syria and defending the country, ares busy with looting the wealth of this Arab country and everyday several tankers of oil are smuggled from Syria by the U.S. troops and no international body is willing to bother and at least take some stand against this crime.

A couple of days ago the Syrian government once again accused the United States of “stealing oil” from fields in the north-east of the country.

“The American forces brought this morning [Monday] to the Iraqi territory a convoy of vehicles, most of them were tanks loaded with oil they had stolen from the countryside of Hasaka, through illegal crossings in Hasaka’s eastern countryside,” the Syrian news agency SANA said.

Citing civilian sources, SANA said a convoy of 37 oil tanks and a number of other vehicles, protected by American military vehicles, arrived in Iraq through the Mahmoudiya crossing, north-east of Syria.

The accusation against Washington coincides with an unprecedented fuel crisis in the areas under its control.

Syria has repeatedly accused the U.S. of stealing its resources. In August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the losses incurred by the oil and gas sector in the country amounted to $107.1 billion since the outbreak of the revolution in 2011.

The ministry held Washington and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) responsible for these losses.

Prior to the 2011 war, Syria produced about 400,000 barrels of oil per day.

U.S. military trucks and tankers frequently carry tons of grain and crude oil from the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah to the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq as part of Washington’s systematic smuggling of basic commodities out of Syria.

The U.S. military has for long stationed its forces and equipment in northeastern Syria, with the Pentagon claiming that the deployment is aimed at preventing the oilfields in the area from falling into the hands of the Daesh terrorists.

Damascus, however, maintains the deployment is meant to plunder the Arab country’s natural resources.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump admitted on several occasions that American forces were in the Arab country for its oil wealth.

Damascus also complains that the U.S.’s thefts of Syrian oil, natural gas and other resources have led to energy shortages and have further deteriorated the economy and people’s livelihoods.

According to data released by Syria’s Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources, in the first half of 2022, U.S. forces stole more than 80 percent of Syria’s oil resources every day while the country is suffering from its deteriorating economy.

The U.S. continues to make things worse in the conflict-torn and poverty-stricken Syria due to its blatant plundering of Syrian mineral resources, especially oil. As the US’ stealing has led to losses to the Syrian government of up to $107.1 billion, experts said this behavior exposes the U.S.’ gangster nature.

The U.S. practices in Syria including its unlawful trafficking of Syrian oil have caused direct and indirect losses of about $107.1 billion to Syria’s oil and gas sectors since 2011 to June in 2022, read letters that Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates handed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council on August 29, Syria Times reported.

According to the letters, the U.S.’ exploiting, destroying, wasting, and exhausting of Syrian natural resources are depriving the Syrian people of their resources “at a time when Syria is already suffering from an acute shortage of energy materials”, Syria Times reported.

Data released by Syria’s Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources showed that in the first half of 2022, U.S. forces allegedly stole more than 80 percent of Syria’s oil resources every day as the country’s average daily oil production can reach 80,000 barrels and 66,000 barrels were taken by the US and US-backed opposition armed groups.

Such barefaced robbery in Syria is not much different from colonial plunder, which is quite rare to see as the U.S.’ attaining oil from other oil-producing countries is at least legal on the surface.

This is because Syria is still far from completely independent with violated sovereignty and the Syrian government’s limited capacity.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has recently said that it is appalling to see the sheer scale of U.S. plundering in Syria which faces a grave humanitarian crisis.

Now it has been reported that Syrian government troops have confronted a U.S. military convoy in northeastern province of Hasakah as the occupation forces were attempting to pass through a community in the energy-rich region.

Amid an increasing public anger over the presence of American occupation forces, Syrian army troops stationed at a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Tell Dahab, which lies south of the city of Qamishli, blocked and expelled the convoy of several armored vehicles, according to SANA news agency.

The convoy was forced to turn around and return in the direction it had come from.

The development came days after U.S. occupation forces in northeastern Syria sent 95 tankers of stolen Syrian oil to Iraq in two separate convoys.

Syrian government and people should take serious action against the U.S. troops who are looting their wealth if they want prosperity and peace to return to their country otherwise the Yankees under different pretext will continue their presence in oil-rich areas of Syria and will continue looting their wealth, and international bodies will also support the Americans by remaining silent.

So the Islamic Republic of Iran has always been right to stand against excessive-demand and arrogance of the U.S. and Tehran is right to distrust the Americans and to stay away from this country which is rightly deserved to be named Great Satan because one cannot see any goodness from the Satan as Satan always seeks vicious and evil things especially against the honest, sincere and independent people and nations.

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