Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi has ruled that Israel has crossed "red lines" by intensifying its attack on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which "could" lead other sides to "take action".
Tehran supports the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which has been at war with Israel since October 7, following its unprecedented deadly attack on Israeli soil.
In retaliation, Israel has been shelling the Gaza Strip non-stop since then, and has recently stepped up its shelling.
"The crimes of the Zionist regime have crossed the red lines, which could prompt everyone else to take action ," warned Iranian President Raisi in a post on social networking site X (formerly Twitter).
"Washington has asked us to do nothing, but they continue to provide broad support to Israel ," he added.
In an interview he gave to the Al Jazeera television network, Raishi clarified that "Iran considers it its duty" to support the "axis of resistance", which includes armed organizations such as Hamas or Hezbollah in Lebanon.
"But," he added, "the resistance organizations are independent in terms of their views, their decisions and their actions."
Washington has blamed Iran for part of the blame for attacks in recent days targeting the US military in Syria and Iraq, in which about twenty US soldiers were wounded.
US President Joe Biden warned in a "direct message" to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei against any new attacks by these groups.
"The US knows very well our capabilities," military, and "knows that it is impossible to defeat them," Raisi warned in his interview with the Qatar network.
Iran hailed the "success" of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli soil, while stressing at the same time that it was not involved.
For Raisi, "the countries that do not support the Palestinians should explain why they do not defend those who are killed in the legitimate defense of their country and their land."
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