TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that U.S. complicity in Israel's recent military operation against Iran was "quite clear," the official news agency IRNA reported.
In a live televised interview, he highlighted the U.S. provision of airspace and equipment to Israel for its early Saturday attacks on Iran.
"The Americans' partnership in Israel's (military) operation is quite clear for us. The least they did was to provide Israel's air force with a space corridor, and also, the defense equipment they earlier delivered to Israel is, in a way, considered complicity in this operation against Iran," said Araghchi.
"We maintain that the U.S. partnership in Israel's crimes and escalation of tension in West Asia is quite clear and Washington bears responsibility for it," he said.
The Iranian foreign minister said that Israel had no power in the region without the United States, asserting that Tehran views the United States as complicit not only in Israel's Saturday attacks on Iran but also in all Israeli operations in Gaza, Lebanon, and elsewhere.
He emphasized that these Israeli operations were carried out with political support from the United States, which has prevented any international organization from issuing statements or resolutions against Israel.
He referenced his request for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel's attacks. However, he expressed little hope that the meeting would contribute to de-escalating tensions or preventing Israeli actions in the West Asia region, citing the influence of the United States and other Western countries.
The Israel Defense Forces announced early Saturday that it conducted "precise and targeted" airstrikes on targets in Iran in response to recent attacks from the country. Iran's air defense headquarters claimed it successfully countered the Israeli attacks, resulting in only "limited damage." ■
