Elahi: India Can Use its influence to Stop genocide in Gaza
Sudan Events – Agencies
Terming India as a “big power” and “important country” Iran’s Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Tuesday said that there is an expectation that New Delhi can and should play a more active role in the current crisis in the Middle East.
Elahi stated that India has good ties with Israel and can use its influence to stop the genocide in this region and Gaza and ensure peace in Palestine.
On being asked about India’s role amid the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, the Iranian envoy said, “Since the beginning of the tragic events and crimes of Israel in Gaza, I repeatedly mentioned that India is an important country, is a big power and influential country in the international community. Beside this, it has good relations with Israel and Iran and also India, as a non-aligned movement founder had supported Palestine case in the history of the region”.
“So, there is an expectation that India can and should play more active role in the current crisis in the region and tensions in the region. You know, the government of India has very good relations with the ruling party in Israel and the government of Israel. So, it can use its influence to convince them to stop this genocide in the region and in Gaza and stop crimes and keep the peace in Palestine. From the Iranian side, we are in collaboration with India in many cases and we hope that we are trying to convince India to keep peace in the region,” he said.
The tensions in the Middle East have further escalated after Hamas’ political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran’s capital, Tehran on July 31.
