On Thursday, Iran condemned the United States' veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid access in Gaza.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the veto, viewing it as evidence of "the United States' complicity in the crimes of the Zionist regime (Israel)." The resolution, which had 14 votes in favor and only one against (the US), was the first veto by the US during Donald Trump's administration.
The resolution demanded an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire, as well as the unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas, captured during the October 7, 2023 attack in Israel, which triggered the war in Gaza.
It also called for the immediate and unconditional suspension of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and its safe and unhindered distribution on a large scale by the UN.
Iran does not recognize Israel, referring to it as the "Zionist regime," and has made supporting the Palestinian cause a cornerstone of its foreign policy since the Islamic Republic emerged in 1979. Tehran and Washington have not had diplomatic relations for four decades.