Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi speaks during the Tehran International Conference on Palestine on December 23, 2023. (Photo by president.ir)

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States and Israel must be tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity during the Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Addressing the Tehran International Conference on Palestine on Saturday, Raeisi condemned the crimes of Israel, including massacre of women and children and the destruction of Palestinian homes in Gaza.

The president slammed the unconditional support of the so-called advocates of human rights, not least the United States and certain Western countries, for the crimes against the Palestinians.

What is even more unfortunate is the ineffectiveness of all the international organizations who claim to defend human rights with regard to the incidents in Gaza.

He said the horrific war crimes in Gaza stem from an unjust world order.

The Iranian president stressed the need to shape a new world order. Raeisi said meetings such as the Tehran conference must go to great lengths in this regard.

Pointing to the futile efforts to normalize the crimes of Israel in Gaza, Raeisi reiterated the Palestinians’ right to self-defense.

He said the true face of the US and many Western countries was uncovered in the course of the genocidal campaign in Gaza. They are not a party to peace but a party to war.

The US and its allies have vetoed any UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza and provided the Israeli regime with weapons and financial aid, the president said.

Raeisi urged an immediate end to the Israeli barbarism against an oppressed but strong people that Palestinians are.

The Iranian president also warned against Washington’s scheme of the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.