“The symbolic move by the US to send humanitarian aid is a ridiculous and at the same time a bitter show,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said during a weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday.
“On one hand, they prevent the cessation of war by vetoing UN Security Council resolutions, and on the other hand, they try to improve their warmongering image in the eyes of the world public by dispatching humanitarian assistance in a symbolic and ridiculous way.”
He was referring to the US vetos of UN Security Council resolutions on a ceasefire in war-ravaged Gaza on three different occasions.
Kanaani said that the world is now fully aware of the US’s role in creating and prolonging the Gaza war, and the public opinion will not change by such symbolic moves.
He also censured the international community for its “painful inaction” to bring an end to the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza.
“More than five months into the brutal attacks by the Zionists, we are unfortunately witnessing a completely painful inaction by the international community, especially the United Nations and the Security Council whose main tasks are to ensure international peace and security.”
The Security Council has failed to fulfill its duty in the wake of Washington’s political and military support to the Israeli regime and the US use of its veto power, the Iranian diplomat added.
IRNA