Iran’s Zarif slams Western ‘hypocrisy’, says Israel and allies ‘responsible for consequences’

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister and current strategic adviser to President Masoud Pezeshkian, has criticised Western “hypocrisy”, calling it “not just outrageous, but extremely dangerous”.

In a post on X, Zarif said Western countries “have aided and abetted the Israeli genocide in Gaza and acquiesced in Israeli aggressions against Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and other countries in the region”.

He added that Iran has an “inherent right” of self-defence against repeated Israeli attacks.

“Israel and its allies alone are responsible for all consequences of Israel’s persistent provocations and escalations,” Zarif said.