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US, Germany are complicit in Gaza genocide: Iran MFA

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  • Source: News websites
  • 16 Dec 2024 23:35
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused Washington and Berlin of defying international humanitarian law and neglecting their obligations to prevent and punish acts of genocide.

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  • A Palestinian boy sits atop the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 7 December 2024 (AFP)
    A Palestinian boy sits atop the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 7 December 2024. (AFP)

Iran's Foreign Ministry has accused the United States and Germany of being fully complicit in "Israel's" genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks in a post on X on Monday, citing statements by United Nations Special Rapporteur Ben Saul.

Saul had criticized Washington and Berlin for supplying "99% of the weapons [that are] exported to Israel," asserting that they "could stop" the war "overnight if they stopped the weapons that kill the Palestinians."

Baghaei echoed this sentiment, stating that ongoing arms transfers by the US and Germany have made them "fully complicit in Gaza Genocide."

Violations of International Law

Baghaei accused both countries of defying international humanitarian law and neglecting their obligations to prevent and punish acts of genocide.

"They must be held to account for their wrongful & criminal acts," he added.

بن سول، المقرر الخاص للأمم المتحدة:
"#ألمانيا و #أمريكا توفران 99% من الأسلحة المصدرة إلى #إسرائيل."

تستمر الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وألمانيا في إرسال الأسلحة إلى كيان الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، مما يجعلهما شريكتين في هذه #الإبادة_الجماعية. لقد أصبحتا بذلك شريكتين كاملتين في جريمة… pic.twitter.com/AgXq2mI7EF

— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) December 16, 2024

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However, Brown University's Costs of War project revealed in October that the actual amount has exceeded $17.9 billion.

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