Iran warned today for “the possibility” to have “an uncontrolled explosion” in the Middle East, if the United States continues to support Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza.

“As long as America supports the crimes of the Zionist regime and the continuation of the war (…) there is the possibility of an uncontrolled explosion of the situation in the region”, stated the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during his telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, according to a ministry statement released today.

This communication took place while the US yesterday, Friday, vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza.

This text, which gathered 13 votes in favor, one against and one abstention (United Kingdom) had been drawn up by the United Arab Emirates following Antonio Guterres’ unprecedented invocation of Article 99 of the United Nations Charter which allows him to bring to the attention of the Security Council a matter “that could endanger the maintenance of international peace and international security”.

“The use of Article 99 is a courageous action on your part to preserve peace and is supported by world public opinion,” Amir-Abdollahian told Guterres.

For the Iranian minister, “the claim” by the Israelis that “Hamas is the one that violated” the truce that ended on December 1, “is completely false.”