Israeli Regime Officials Must Be Punished: Amirabdollahian

“I would like to congratulate the South African government and people, the people of Palestine and South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor on the country's success in its lawsuit against the Zionist regime with the International Court of Justice,” the Iranian foreign minister said in a post on his X account on Friday.

His comments came afterthe International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an interim ruling in a case lodged by South Africa against the Israeli regime, ordering Tel Aviv to take all measures within its power to prevent genocide in Gaza.

“I once again reaffirm the Islamic Republic of Iran's support for the South African government's initiative,” Amirabdollahian said.

“Today, the officials of the fake Israeli regime are the most notorious people for the world's public opinion who have to be brought to justice immediately for committing genocide and unprecedented war crimes against Palestinians,” he added.

“I should reiterate that the White House's all-out support for the crimes by the Zionists will never be forgotten and will be pursued by the public opinion. I ask all my counterparts in the world to support the action of South Africa at the ICJ,” the top Iranian diplomat stated.

In separate comments, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani denounced the Israeli regime's "hostile" reaction to the ICJ’s order for the regime to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip.

"The Zionist regime's hostile reaction (to the ruling) showed that the regime's foundation is based upon aggression and discrimination, and (that) it lends no credence to the international legal norms and regulations," Kanaani said in an X post.

The Israeli officials have reacted to the court ruling by accusing the ICJ of "anti-Semitic" bias.

Since October 7, Israel’s military campaign has killed at least 26,083 people and wounded 64,487 others in Gaza.