World’s Silence Enabling Another Genocide Against Muslims in Gaza: Iran’s Foreign Minister
Tehran, The Gulf Observer: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has drawn a stark comparison between the 1995 Srebrenica genocide and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, warning that the international community has failed to learn from past atrocities.
In a message posted on his official X account on Thursday, marking the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, Araqchi condemned global inaction in the face of current tragedies.
“Last year, the UN voted to designate July 11 as the International Day of Remembrance for the Srebrenica Genocide,” he noted. “It is a day of shame for those who were either complicit or stayed silent as thousands of innocent Muslims were massacred.”
The Foreign Minister emphasized that had the world truly internalized the lessons of Srebrenica, it would not be witnessing “another genocide against Muslims, this time in Gaza.”
He paid tribute to the victims of the Srebrenica massacre and expressed solidarity with the survivors and their families, reaffirming Iran’s principled stance against oppression. “Iran will always stand with the oppressed, be it in Bosnia and Herzegovina or in Palestine,” Araqchi concluded.
The Srebrenica genocide, perpetrated in July 1995 during the Bosnian War, remains one of the darkest chapters in modern European history. More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically killed in what has been internationally recognized as an act of genocide. The massacre occurred despite the presence of UN peacekeepers in the region.
Araqchi’s remarks come amid growing international concern over the situation in Gaza, where months of Israeli military actions have resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians, prompting accusations of war crimes and calls for accountability.
