Senior cleric condemns Zionist attacks as crimes against humanity

AhlulBayt News Agency: In a statement issued following the recent Zionist regime's attacks on Iranian territory, Hujjat al-Islam Seyyed Abolhassan Nawab, founder of the University of Religions and Denominations, condemned the aggression as a terrorist act that threatens not only the region but global peace and stability.

The statement emphasized that responding to such attacks is the undeniable right of any nation seeking to defend its independence and territorial integrity.

“Once again, in the darkness of night, the bloodthirsty agents of the Zionist regime have attacked the sacred soil of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the statement reads. “With their hands stained by the blood of innocent children, women, scientists, and commanders, they have committed a new human catastrophe.”

Nawab asserted that these terrorist actions blatantly violate humanitarian principles and pose a grave threat to peace in the Middle East and beyond. He warned that terrorism as a political tool only escalates global tensions and undermines all prospects for diplomacy and peaceful resolution.

“As long as the regime occupying Jerusalem views murder, terror, and the violation of sovereign nations as its means of survival, there will be no space for dialogue, peace, or coexistence,” he added.

The cleric also challenged the silence and inaction of international institutions, calling it a shameful failure to uphold human rights. He stressed that the recent attacks serve as yet another test for the global community to stand against inhumane acts and to preserve the final flickers of hope in international human rights systems.

“The brutal crimes in Gaza and the continued impunity of this regime have cast doubt on the credibility of human rights bodies,” he said. “It is time for decisive and deterrent action, not silence or complicity.”

Nawab affirmed Iran’s right to defend itself and warned that the Zionist regime and its supporters must understand that aggression will be met with “decisive and courageous responses” from the Islamic Republic.

He concluded by offering condolences to the families of the martyrs, the Supreme Leader, and the Iranian nation, praying that the pure blood of the victims would be avenged and that justice, as promised by Imam Ali (PBUH), would be served.

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