Iran’s FM: Diplomatic Talks Show Region Gradually Moving Toward Ceasefire in Palestine

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir‌ Abdollahian underlined that diplomatic efforts have intensified in the Western Asia region for a renewed ceasefire in Gaza where the Israeli regime has been pounding the Palestinians for 75 days.

“The diplomatic negotiations show that the region is gradually moving toward a ceasefire,” Amir Abdollahian told reporters during a Wednesday trip to Qatar.

While in Doha, the Iranian foreign minister held talks with Qatari authorities and Palestinian resistance officials.

Amir Abdollahian stressed that the purpose of regional efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza is to put an end to the “catastrophic situation” in the territory or at least to reduce “the grievances of the Palestinian people.”

He said that the United States, as the main supporter of the Israeli regime in its war on Gaza, claims to be working out a truce in Palestine before the start of the New Year.

Amir Abdollahian said, however, that the US does not seek a permanent end to hostilities in Gaza.

“If the US and (Palestine’s) opposite sides are serious on this issue, they should enter into talks after a type of ceasefire is reached to discuss how a permanent ceasefire and a complete lifting of humanitarian siege can function,” he added.

The top Iranian diplomat made the remarks hours after he met head of Hamas politburo Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, a fourth such meeting between the two since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in early October.

In a relevant development on Wednesday, Amir Abdollahian met Qatar’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss the latest situation in Gaza and regional efforts to reach a ceasefire in the territory.

Israel launched the war on Gaza on October 7 after Hamas waged the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the occupying entity in response to the Israeli regime’s decades-long violence against Palestinians.

Since the start of the offensive, the Tel Aviv regime has killed over 20,000 Palestinians and injured more than 53,000 others.

The Tel Aviv regime has imposed a “complete siege” on the territory, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, and water to the more than two million Palestinians living there.