Addressing a press conference on Monday, Kanaani condoled with the Lebanese government, nation, and Hezbollah on the martyrdom of Nasrallah, the secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, in an Israeli airstrike in the capital Beirut.

Undoubtedly, the Resistance Front and the Lebanese people will celebrate the death of Zionism and the liberation of Holy al-Quds soon, he added.

The usurping Zionist regime will not achieve anything from such crimes and will never compensate for its irreparable defeat by resorting to these crimes, he noted.

The US will not gain anything from all these crimes and will not make up for its long failures in the region, he stated.

Shortly after the Zionist regime’s criminal act in targeting the suburbs of Beirut and using bombs donated by the United States to assassinate Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Iran immediately put international and legal measures on the agenda, Kanaani stressed.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately issued a statement, he said, adding that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended the UN Security Council meeting, announced Iran’s positions, condemned the Zionist regime’s terrorist act, and called for immediate action by the international community and UN Security Council.

He further explained that Araghchi also talked with the OIC Secretary General and urged holding an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Islamic countries.

The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the chairman of the UN Security Council, requesting immediate action in this regard, he noted.

UNSC unable to deter Zionists in Gaza war

Kanaani also said that Islamic countries enjoy a rich capacity to punish the Zionist regime.

He went on to say that Palestinians rationally expect Islamic countries to leverage their capacity to pile pressure on the Zionist regime.

The UN Security Council has so far failed to deter the Zionist regime from committing atrocities against the Palestinians thanks to the destructive role of the US, he said.

The current situation in Lebanon and the former aggression of the regime against some regional countries have shown that the aggression of the Zionists will not be limited to specific boundaries, he noted.

In a situation where Americans weaponize sanctions against Islamic countries, the nations have made no use of their capacities against the Zionist regime and the US, he underlined.

He further said that since the onset of the war in Gaza, Iran has adopted clear stances on the need to support Palestine and maintain stability, peace, and security in the region.

Iran has taken extensive diplomatic measures to help halt the war against the oppressed Palestinian people and prevent the spread of the war, he added.

The occupiers have achieved nothing in the ongoing war in the enclave, he said, adding that they have not achieved any of their goals after almost a year of war crimes.

Iran has repeatedly warned the international community that the war could threaten the peace and security of the region and the world, he underscored.

Iran is not a warmonger and strives for peace, stability, and security, and can confront any adventure against its national interests and security, Kanaani said.

No measures and adventurism against Iran’s national security will go unanswered, he warned.

Iran shows its position in action and has proven that it reacts decisively to the aggressors and punishes the aggressor severely, he added.

Diplomatic efforts to lift sanctions

Sanctions against Iran are illegal and using sanctions is an illegitimate tool to advance political goals, Kanaani said, adding that Iran uses its potential to attend international forums and uses its diplomatic efforts to lift the sanctions.

He said nuclear talks have a specific goal and are not related to other issues and have a specific framework.

According to Kanaani, negotiations have been held regarding Grossi’s visit to Iran have been and will continue.

Iran has no proxies in region

Iran has repeatedly announced that it has no proxies in the region and that Tehran does not control any group, he noted.

Iran acts decisively in favor of its security, and the prolongation of some actions does not mean ignoring Iran’s actions against aggressors, he noted.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Kanaani said what has happened in Palestine over the last year is a full-scale humiliation for the international community, the United Nations, the UN Security Council, and those who claim to defend human rights.

What is the response of those who claim to advocate human rights to the killing of more than 41,000 innocent people? he asked.

Iran does not wait for anyone to defend the Palestinian people and has paid for it since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, he noted.

US complicit in crimes against Lebanon, Palestine

The Palestinian issue does not reduce the responsibility of the trans-regional and independent countries, Kanaani said.

He also described US support for Israeli attacks on Lebanon as shameful.

Admitting that the US has provided one-ton bombs to the Zionist regime is nothing but the US’s complicity in the Zionist regime’s crimes.

Terrorist groups in the region are the tools of the hegemony to advance their goals, he stated.

He also said Iran and Pakistan have a common approach to fighting against terrorism.

Instability in the region hinders the security of both sides, he noted.

He also said countering the elements of instability in the region and moves to stop the Zionist regime’s war crime machine does not contradict the continuation of Iran’s efforts for constructive dialogue with the world and those who want to interact with the Islamic Republic to solve problems and misunderstandings.

Russian PM to arrive in Iran today

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin is to arrive in Tehran today, Kanaani announced.

The premier of Russia is scheduled to hold meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, he added.

The spokesman further said that a number of Russian economic executives and business activists will also accompany Mishustin.

Both sides are expected to work on the coordination between the two countries in line with the mutual economic and trade plans, he stated.

A strategic document of cooperation between Tehran and Moscow is on the agenda of the visiting Russian diplomat, he added.

Iran won’t dispatch voluntary forces to region

According to Kanaani, regional governments and nations are able to defend themselves against the aggression of the Zionist regime.

There is no need to send volunteer forces from Iran and the country has received no requests from anyone, he added.

The Zionist regime has not been able to confront the resistance groups due to their numerous defeats in recent years, he said.

He also pointed out that what has been seen in Lebanon is the usage of the air force and the American bombs.

Lebanon proved that it was capable of defeating the Zionist regime, he said, adding that the Arab country pushed the regime out of the southern country in 2006 and inflicted a heavy blow on them.

Therefore, the Lebanese nation enjoys the ability to stand up to this regime, he further noted.

Kanaani concluded that the UNGA meeting has always been an opportunity for multilateral discussions. He added that, like in past years, a meeting was held this year within the framework of the Astana process between Iran, Russia, and Turkey to support Syria.

He further mentioned that if there is a common will, such meetings will continue.