PM Modi should play important role in stopping war in Iran, says Asaduddin Owaisi
The Hyderabad MP has described the “assassination” of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as an “immoral and illegal act”.
Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the USA.
He said the attacks on Iran must stop immediately to prevent regional instability, noting that 10 million Indians work in the region.
Addressing reporters here, Owaisi said, “We hope that the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will play a role in stopping this war. The war must end. He has a great responsibility to take the war forward because if this spreads, great turmoil, uncertainty and instability will arise.”
The AIMIM leader said US President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu jointly attacked Iran during the holy month of Ramzan.
“We condemn the attack on Iran.” Warning that targeting a respected figure like Khamenei will not go unanswered, the AIMIM chief said, “He (Khamenei) is a respected leader of the Shiite community and if you target him, Iranians will not remain silent.”
Referring to the Iran-US talks in Geneva, he said the attack occurred despite the “breakthrough” in talks.
“So when there was a breakthrough in the talks, the US and Israel attacked Iran and killed an 86-year-old man (Khamenei).”
He called it a “cowardly, inhumane and immoral attack on the Iranian people.”
“…school children are dead. Where is the so-called Western humanity?” he asked.
Owaisi warned that an increase in oil prices even by US$1 would have a huge impact on the Indian economy.
He pointed out that hundreds of Indians, including those traveling for Umrah, were stranded in Mecca and Medina due to the cancellation of flights. Hundreds of people were stranded at Dubai airport and various airports such as Saudi Arabia or Oman.
Citing the 2003 US invasion of Iraq based on “so-called weapons of mass destruction” and the civil wars in Libya and Syria, he said, “the world is seeing what is going on in Sudan now.”
Noting that Iran is a huge country, he said these measures would fail to bring about a regime change in that country.
“The Iranian people have been living under sanctions for the last 35 years. I don’t think this will happen,” he said.
Owaisi said that if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has any attempts to change the regime in Iran, this will not happen.
The AIMIM leader drew a parallel between Israel’s attack on Iran and Pakistan’s actions in Afghanistan, labeling both countries as “aggressive and mischievous” forces in their respective neighbourhoods.
As the United States and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, US President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to take control of their own destiny and rise up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled their country since 1979.
