Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian proposed on Wednesday that members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should implement an oil embargo and other sanctions against Israel, as well as expel all Israeli ambassadors.
An emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is currently underway in the Saudi city of Jeddah to address the intensifying Israeli-Palestinian conflict, following a devastating explosion at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday that resulted in a significant loss of Palestinian lives.
“The foreign minister calls for an immediate and complete embargo on Israel by Islamic countries, including oil sanctions, in addition to expelling Israeli ambassadors if relations with the Zionist regime have been established,” the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.
Amirabdollahian also advocated for the establishment of a team of Islamic lawyers to meticulously document potential war crimes carried out by Israel in Gaza.
Iran has no diplomatic relations with Israel.
Prior to the blast at the Gaza hospital on Tuesday, health authorities in Gaza said at least 3,000 people had died during Israel’s 11-day bombardment that began after a Hamas Oct. 7 rampage on southern Israeli communities in which 1,300 people were killed and around 200 were taken into Gaza as hostages.
