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Iran calls for oil and food embargo on Israel
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting
with a group of students in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has argued that the measure would help stop “crimes in Gaza”
Iran calls for oil and food embargo on Israel
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. © Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Muslim nations to impose an oil and food embargo on Israel to stop its military operation in Gaza.
Speaking to students in Tehran on Wednesday, Khamenei said, “What Islamic governments must insist on is the immediate cessation of crimes in Gaza,” suggesting that Muslim countries should “block the export of oil and food to the Zionist regime,” as quoted by the state-run IRNA media outlet.
He went on to claim that Israel is “now in a state of shock and desperation and does not know what to do,” while pointing out that the events in Gaza have prompted people to take to the streets and denounce Israel’s actions, not only in Muslim-majority states, but also in the US and Western Europe.