Statement at a press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a state visit to Pakistan:

“We respect the people and the government of Pakistan who are fed up with the oppression being committed against … the people of Gaza, and the genocide and the child-killing … by the Israeli Zionist regime with the support of the United States and other Western countries.”Ayaz Gul, “Iran and Pakistan urge Gaza cease-fire,” Voice of America, April 22, 2024, https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-s-president-arrives-in-pakistan-for-wide-ranging-talks/7579598.html.

Following an April 13 attack on Israel, during which Iran launched hundreds of rockets and drones:

The attack “taught a lesson to the Zionist enemy.”Benoit Faucon, “Iranian President Hails Attack as ‘Lesson’ for Israel,” Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2024, https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-strikes-live-coverage/card/iranian-president-hails-attack-as-lesson-for-israel-BVxr8zGc765oyK1yFQnW.

“We have entered the seventh month of the aggression of the Zionist regime, which has not achieved any of its goals, but is retreating day by day.” “US seeking to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza after failing to achieve goals: Islamic Jihad,” Press TV, April 13, 2024, https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/04/13/723620/Palestine-Israel-Gaza-war-Islamic-Jihad-Ziyad-al-Nakhaleh-US-negotiation-withdraw-Israeli-troops.

“If the resistance groups did not resist, no one would have asked for negotiations. The West is not looking for a solution for the Gaza Strip but for Israel. The US is negotiating to find a way to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza.”^[1]

“We have no doubt that measures should be taken to deter the Zionist regime and its atrocities.  Certainly, cutting the vital arteries of the Zionist regime, and political and economic relations can be effective in forcing the Zionist regime to end all these atrocities.” Agence France-Presse, “Iran's Raisi, Erdogan pledge to contain Gaza violence,” Al-Monitor, January 23, 2024, https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/01/irans-raisi-erdogan-pledge-contain-gaza-violence.

In a televised response to the Hamas-Israel temporary ceasefire:

“Had it not been for the losses on the battlefield, the Zionist regime would not have agreed to the ceasefire agreement and the exchange of prisoners…[the resistance will] force the Zionist enemy to exchange all the prisoners on a wider scale.” “Ziyad al-Nakhalah: Israel failed to achieve goals as four-day truce in Gaza takes effect,” Nour News, November 24, 2023, https://nournews.ir/en/news/155887/Ziyad-al-Nakhalah-Israel-failed-to-achieve-goals-as-four-day-truce-in-Gaza-takes-effect.

In a televised response to the Hamas-Israel temporary ceasefire:

“The enemy’s goals of ending the resistance and crushing it still in place, so we must continue the battle to neutralize the enemy’s goals. The Zionist enemy will continue its aggression more brutally.”“Ziyad al-Nakhalah: Israel failed to achieve goals as four-day truce in Gaza takes effect,” Nour News, November 24, 2023, https://nournews.ir/en/news/155887/Ziyad-al-Nakhalah-Israel-failed-to-achieve-goals-as-four-day-truce-in-Gaza-takes-effect.

"Muslim states must not cooperate economically with the Zionist regime, but denounce these catastrophes and crimes vociferously and without hesitation in all international forums. The scale and circumstances of what is going on must be clarified. The Zionist regime must be condemned, and the entire Muslim world must be mobilized against it.”“Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Blockade Of Israel,” Iran International, November 1, 2024, https://www.iranintl.com/en/202311017715.

“If it weren’t for America’s support and its military backing, the corrupt, fraudulent, and deceitful Zionist regime would have collapsed in the very first week” of Operation al-Aqsa Flood.

“The Islamic world should not forget that in the crucial issue of Gaza, those standing against the oppressed Palestinian nation were the United States, France and Britain.”

“One of the shameless acts of the West is accusing Palestinian fighters of terrorism.” “Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Blockade Of Israel,” Iran International, November 1, 2024, https://www.iranintl.com/en/202311017715.

“The crimes of the Zionist regime have crossed the red lines, and this may force everyone to take action. Washington asks us to not do anything, but they keep giving widespread support to Israel. The U.S. sent messages to the Axis of Resistance but received a clear response on the battlefield.” (Tweet) Agence France-Presse, “Iran's Raisi Says Israeli Actions ‘May Force Everyone' to Act,” Voice of America, October 29, 2024, https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-s-raisi-says-israeli-actions-may-force-everyone-to-act/7332056.html.