{
  "id": 2674901,
  "title": "Gharibabadi says London, Paris ‘deliberately’ participating in Israeli crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/gharibabadi-says-london-paris-deliberately-participating-in-israeli",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T23:36:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gharibabadi-says-london-paris-deliberately-participating-israeli-crimes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has accused London and Paris of deliberately participating in Israeli crimes. The Iranian official stated that these Western nations are \"making a deliberate choice\" by continuing to supply Israel with weapons and offering various forms of support. Gharibabadi urged London and Paris not to hide behind the phrase \"expressing concern\" over the situation.\n\nIn a recent post on X, Gharibabadi cited warnings from over 100 seasoned British and French diplomats. These diplomats, as reported by Gharibabadi, had cautioned their respective governments that Israel's policy is leading towards \"ethnic cleansing\" and the \"erasure of Palestine.\" The diplomats urged London and Paris to take concrete actions, such as halting arms transfers, banning trade with settlements, and implementing decisions from the Hague courts.",
  "summary": "Gharibabadi says London, Paris ‘deliberately’ participating in Israeli crimes Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, said London and Paris were making a “deliberate choice” to participate and collaborate in crimes committed by Israel by “continuing to send” it weapons and “provide any kind of support”. Gharibabadi said London and Paris should not…",
  "key_points": [
    "London and Paris accused of deliberately aiding Israeli crimes",
    "Over 100 diplomats warned Israel's policy leads to ethnic cleansing",
    "Gharibabadi urges Western nations to halt arms transfers and settlement trade"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Iran's deputy foreign minister says London and Paris are complicit in Israeli actions by continuing support, contradicting their expressed concerns and spurring calls for policy change from their own diplomats.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}