Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian warned this morning at the United Nations that if Israel’s retaliation against Hamas in Gaza does not end, then the United States “will not escape this fire.”Reuters reports from New York.

The minister also said that Iran is ready to engage in negotiations for the hostages held by Hamas, whose demand is the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

“While seeking to destroy Hamas, Israeli airstrikes are killing many thousands of Palestinian civilians and Israel’s blockade of Gaza has led to an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis within the besieged territory with dire shortages of water, food, medical supplies and fuel. levels,” said the Iranian Foreign Minister.

He continued, “I say frankly to the American politicians, who are now managing the genocide in Palestine, that we do not want an extension of the war in the region. But if the genocide in Gaza continues, they will not be spared from this fire,” Amirabdolakhian said during the emergency meeting of the 193-member General Assembly on the Middle East.

“Hamas has told Iran that it is ready to release civilian hostages, adding that 6,000 Palestinians should also be released from Israeli prisons,” Amirabdolakhian said.