Iranian President Says Israel Must Cease ‘Crimes’ or Face Reaction

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
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Iranian President Says Israel Must Cease ‘Crimes’ or Face Reaction

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Israel would face a harsh reaction if it did not stop what he called "its crimes".

He was speaking a day after Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, and Israel stepped up its war with Tehran's proxy Hezbollah by sending troops over the border into Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would strike back at Iran following the missile attack.

"If the Zionist regime (Israel) does not stop its crimes, it will face harsher reactions," Iran's Pezeshkian said as he left for a scheduled trip to Qatar, state media reported.

Pezeshkian told state television that the first goal in Doha was to discuss bilateral ties and sign agreements with the Qatari government. He will also attend a summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue.

"The second goal is to discuss how Asian countries can prevent Israeli crimes in the region...and prevent enemies from causing uproar in the Middle East," Pezeshkian said.



Iraqi PM Adviser: US Keeps Iran Gas Waiver but Ends Power Exemption

Model of natural gas pipeline, Iran and US flags, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Model of natural gas pipeline, Iran and US flags, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Iraqi PM Adviser: US Keeps Iran Gas Waiver but Ends Power Exemption

Model of natural gas pipeline, Iran and US flags, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Model of natural gas pipeline, Iran and US flags, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

The Iraqi prime minister's foreign affairs adviser, Farhad Alaaeldin, told a local Iraqi TV channel on Wednesday that the waiver guaranteed by the United States on importing Iranian gas has not been revoked and is still in effect.

The exemption on imported power, though, has been cancelled, Alaaeldin said, Reuters reported.

Alaaeldin said most Iraqi power plants run on gas from Iran, with 43% of Iraq's electricity generated by the gas imported from its neighbour to the east.

Still, the US was encouraging Iraq to secure gas from other sources, Alaaeldin said.

"The American administration says ... diversify your import sources. Go to other countries."