Iran Urges Islamic Countries to "Sanction Israel and Halt Oil Sales"

Iran has called on Islamic countries to impose sanctions on Israel, which is at war with the Palestinian armed faction Hamas.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian Foreign Minister. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 18th (local time), according to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's Foreign Minister, stated in a press release, "Member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an international organization of Islamic states, should sanction Israel, ban the sale of oil to Israel, and expel the Israeli ambassador."

He also proposed the formation of a legal team from the Islamic world to document potential war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

The OIC held an emergency meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the same day to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict issue.

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