Nournews: The Zionist regime’s act of piracy against the “Sumoud” flotilla — the convoy aimed at breaking the blockade of Gaza, carrying solely humanitarian and symbolic aid in pursuit of international law grounded in the right to life for all and humanitarian responsibility — was accompanied by the anti-human treatment of the flotilla’s passengers by the regime’s Minister of National Security, as well as the publication of a video showing this inhumane conduct. The incident triggered widespread international reactions, even across European countries.

This event, on the one hand, represented another repetition of the regime’s criminal behavior against the lawful and international Sumoud flotilla and yet another manifestation of its terrorist and anti-human nature. On the other hand, the broad global response to this act of piracy can be regarded as a significant achievement for the Gaza resistance. It once again highlighted the legitimacy of Iran’s position regarding the necessity of maintaining smart management of the Strait of Hormuz to ensure regional stability and security, while exposing the baselessness of claims suggesting that the strait had returned to pre–Ramadan War conditions.

Sumoud; Resistance Triumphs in the Court of Global Public Opinion

In what can be described as an unprecedented move, many countries around the world condemned the inhumane behavior of “Itamar Ben-Gvir,” the Zionist regime’s Minister of National Security, toward pro-Palestinian activists aboard the Sumoud flotilla, while several countries summoned the regime’s ambassadors.

Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Ireland, Greece, Poland, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, France, and others were among the Western countries that either condemned the crime against the Sumoud flotilla, expressed concern, or summoned representatives of the Zionist regime.

Although these measures have unfolded within diplomatic frameworks, their root cause lies in the growing centrality of the Palestinian issue in global public opinion — particularly in Europe — and the inability of the Zionists and their Western supporters to conceal the regime’s crimes. This trend constitutes a major achievement for the Gaza resistance and the broader Axis of Resistance, whose steadfastness and exposure of the regime’s atrocities have increasingly directed global attention toward Palestine and Gaza’s catastrophic situation.

The global reaction to the Zionists’ piracy and blatant violation of international law against the Sumoud flotilla, alongside the regime’s diplomatic defeat, can be viewed as a victory for the resistance in winning over global public opinion — a process that has now reached the governmental level and could eventually intensify the regime’s international isolation and even lead to sanctions against it.

The Zionist Regime; A Threat to Humanity and International Law

The Zionist regime’s crime, followed by the anti-human and provocative conduct of its minister against the activists aboard the Sumoud flotilla, alongside the United States’ announcement of sanctions against the flotilla, once again revealed a reality long emphasized by Iran and freedom-seeking nations worldwide: that the Zionist regime and the United States constitute threats to humanity, international law, and global legal norms.

The Sumoud flotilla once again reminded the international community of states’ responsibility to uphold humanitarian obligations and confront aggressors and state terrorism — a responsibility that has made the formation of a global front against this regime an unavoidable necessity.

The failure of states to fulfill their responsibilities since the time of the Balfour Declaration has paved the way for the current situation. Countries must now answer for this historic irresponsibility and compensate for it through a genuine approach toward the Palestinian issue and by confronting the Zionist regime and its supporters.

Western Double Standards; The Root of Continuing Zionist Crimes

The record of Western governments and international institutions demonstrates that, alongside Zionist state terrorism, their passive and double-standard behavior has fostered a false sense of impunity among the Zionists.

When figures such as “Kallas,” instead of explicitly condemning and expressing outrage over the Zionists’ crime against the Sumoud flotilla, resort to weak terms such as “offensive,” “mistaken,” or “inappropriate,” and when other Western governments and international bodies impose no punishment on the regime or distract public opinion from Palestine through diversionary narratives, it is only natural that the Zionist regime perceives itself free to continue occupation and atrocities.

When silence and indifference prevail in the face of the killing of children — from Gaza to the Minab school massacre — the result can only be the repetition of tragedies such as the attack on the Sumoud flotilla.

Today’s world requires a practical reassessment of its conduct; selective irresponsibility and double standards must come to an end, and the international system must be redefined on the basis of a new and just order.

The Strait of Hormuz; A Strategic Element in Regional Deterrence

The Zionist regime’s brazenness against the Sumoud flotilla and the absence of accountability, alongside American support for this crime, the irresponsibility of Western governments and international institutions, and the conciliatory approach of certain Arab states that have turned their territories into military and intelligence bases for the regime, once again underscore the necessity of preserving Iran’s smart management of the Strait of Hormuz.

When the Zionists’ logistical capabilities are sustained through American backing and via certain Arab countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf, while the world shows no will to confront this reality — and as Trump continues to beat the drums of war against Iran in alignment with Zionist agendas — Tehran has no option but to preserve smart management of the Strait of Hormuz and safeguard its nuclear capacities as deterrent elements for ensuring regional and global security.

Calls for restoring the Strait of Hormuz to its previous conditions or removing Iran’s enriched uranium from the country would only strengthen the false confidence of the Zionists and the United States — something fundamentally incompatible with Iran’s determination to secure its legitimate rights and build a secure region for all.

What is important is that the Zionists, through distractions such as Ben-Gvir’s conduct, cannot divert Iran from monitoring the movements of the regime and the United States aimed at reigniting war against Iran. As political, military, and diplomatic resistance — along with the public presence in the streets — has demonstrated, any act of aggression at this stage would receive a far heavier response and on a scale extending beyond the region.