Iran (IMNA) - Baghaei’s statement came in response to Iranian state news agency IRNA’s inquiry about US President Donald Trump’s comments on Iran’s role in the talks. Speaking alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after their Monday meeting, Trump accused Iran of “interjecting themselves” into the latest ceasefire discussions held in Qatar. He claimed Iran “got involved in this negotiation, telling Hamas and giving Hamas signals and orders,” labeling this involvement as “not good.”
In rebuttal, Baghaei emphasized Iran’s alignment with the majority of nations in condemning the “genocide in Gaza” and expressed support for any efforts aimed at stopping atrocities and easing the suffering of Gaza’s oppressed population. He stressed that Hamas negotiators are “fully capable of discerning and pursuing the best interests of the oppressed people of Gaza,” making third-party interference unnecessary.
Baghaei dismissed the US accusations as a deliberate attempt to “deflect responsibility and obscure the US’s complicity in Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people.” He pointed to numerous Israeli atrocities, including the killing of 60,000 innocent people—many of them women and children—the escalation of the Gaza siege in recent months, blocking humanitarian aid, and the deaths of civilians trapped in “so-called aid distribution centers” run by an American company.
Furthermore, Baghaei called on US officials to contribute to a lasting ceasefire by ending arms shipments to Israel, pressuring Tel Aviv to halt the ongoing genocide, and ensuring humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza through established international channels.
The Gaza Strip is currently enduring its worst humanitarian crisis to date, with a catastrophic famine unfolding amid what Iran describes as a genocidal war by the Israeli regime. Since March 2, 2025, Israel has sealed all border crossings, blocking critical food and medical supplies. This blockade has led to widespread famine across the coastal enclave.
Latest reports indicate that since the conflict began in October 2023, 134 Palestinians—including 88 children—have died from famine and malnutrition. In total, at least 59,921 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, have been killed, and over 145,000 injured.
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