Tehran, October 5, 2025 – The Europe Today: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s attack on the Sumud humanitarian flotilla in international waters and the violent arrest of activists aboard, describing the incident as a “terrorist act” aimed at perpetuating the famine imposed on the Gaza Strip.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Baghaei noted that citizens from 47 countries participated in the Sumud humanitarian campaign, which sought to break the blockade on Gaza and draw attention to the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.
He called on all governments and the United Nations to support the campaign, hold the Zionist regime accountable for its actions, and ensure the immediate release of the detained activists.
Referring to the transfer of the detainees to Israel’s notorious Katziyot Prison — long associated with the torture and inhumane treatment of Palestinian prisoners — the spokesperson said, “The arrest of pro-Palestinian activists and their transfer to this prison, coupled with the insulting behavior of the Zionist regime’s Minister of Internal Security towards them, is yet another sign of the regime’s moral decline.”
Baghaei also expressed outrage over the continued support of the United States and certain Western countries for what he described as the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.
“All governments have a legal and moral responsibility to stop the genocide and to prosecute those responsible for these crimes,” he asserted, reiterating Iran’s call for urgent international action to end Israeli aggression and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
