Iran calls for accountability for Gaza crimes in meeting with OIC chief

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, met with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hussein Ibrahim Taha, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

By Mona Hojat Ansari 

‘History will not forgive delay in ending the Gaza tragedy’: Araghchi 

Attending an OIC session, Iran’s FM calls upon the Muslim world to finally do something about Israel’s crimes

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asked Muslim leaders on Monday to take decisive action to put an end to Israel’s massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, warning that the region may never be able to stand against Israeli violence if it does not act now. 

Tehran demands emergency OIC meeting as Gaza faces famine, mass deaths

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the unprecedented “humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip.

Iran says OIC must move from ‘rhetoric’ into ‘action’ as it demands collective sanctions on Israel

TEHRAN – At the extraordinary Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting in Jeddah on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered a harsh condemnation of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza and demanded immediate collective sanctions against the regime.

Iranian FM heads to Jeddah to attend OIC emergency meeting on Gaza

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi headed to Saudi Arabia on Thursday afternoon to participate in the emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Gaza.

OIC to hold extraordinary session on Gaza at Iran's request

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry's proposal to convene an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers to address the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza has reportedly gained significant support.

Iran calls on OIC to hold emergency meeting on US-Israeli plan to displace Gazans

TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi late on Saturday called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the disgraceful U.S.-Israeli plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

OIC vehemently condemns Israel's assault against Iran

TEHRAN – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has issued a robust denunciation of the recent Israeli aggression towards Iran, calling it a significant violation of the nation's sovereignty.

Tehran calls for emergency OIC meeting to address Israeli aggression

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has urgently called for an extraordinary meeting of the leaders of Islamic countries in response to the ongoing crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Palestine and Lebanon.

OIC blasts ‘extremist’ Israeli minister’s comments on Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s call to establish a synagogue at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, according to Al Jazeera.

Israel a threat to Islamic Ummah: Iran acting FM

TEHRAN– Iran’s acting foreign minister has issued a strong warning about the dangers posed by Israel, asserting that the country is not only a threat to the Palestinian people but also to the broader Islamic Ummah.

Israeli assassination of Hamas chief in Tehran was ‘serious infringement’ of Iran’s sovereignty: OIC

TEHRAN - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday blamed Israel for an attack that killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last week in Tehran, Iran’s capital.

U.S. obstruction of UN action leaves Iran with no choice but to respond to Israel: acting FM

TEHRAN – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister has condemned the U.S. for insulating Israel against punitive measures by the Security Council, adding that in the absence of any appropriate action by the UN body, Iran has no option but to exercise its inherent right to legitimate defense against the regime’s aggressions. 

Trade with 56 OIC member states hit $8.6b in Q1

TEHRAN - Iran’s trade with member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached $8.6 billion in the first three months of the current calendar year (March 20–June 20), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has announced.

OIC denounces Israel’s moves to classify UNRWA as ‘terrorist’ organization

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says in a statement that it “strongly denounced Israel’s illegal measures to undermine the status and role of the UNRWA through attempts to classify it as a ‘terrorist organization’ and strip it of immunities and privileges granted to its employees”.

OIC: Repercussions of the Nakba continue to unfold

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issued a statement on the 76th anniversary of the Nakba when Palestinians were violently expelled from their lands to make way for the formation of the Israeli regime.

Iran appreciates Turkey for suspension of trade with Israel

TEHRAN- The foreign minister of Iran praised Turkey’s move to put a moratorium on the trade with the Israeli regime in protest of its brutal war on Gaza.

Iran calls on Islamic countries to sever ties with Israeli regime

TEHRAN- The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, has urged the OIC members to cut ties with the Israeli regime and put severe embargos on the commercial and arms dealings with the regime in order to stop its genocidal crimes against Gaza.

Iran, Egypt highlight increased regional efforts to end Gaza conflict

TEHRAN – Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met and held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Saturday afternoon.

Iran proposes six practical proposals for Gaza

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has proposed six practical proposals for resolving issues in the Gaza Strip during an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

OIC will face ‘litmus test’ over U.S. backing for Israel aggressive war crimes: Iran

TEHRAN- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has emphasized the significance of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) impending emergency meeting, stating that the 57-member group is "facing a test" over Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip.

OIC ministers call for ‘unconditional ceasefire’ in Gaza

The information ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states have held an extraordinary session in Turkey’s Istanbul, condemning Israel’s “systematic oppression, massacre, and genocide of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank.

Tehran to host fifth PUIC and first APA summit Wednesday

TEHRAN- The fifth emergency meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) and the first meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) will take place in Tehran.

Iran takes lead in defending Palestinians’ rights: expert

TEHRAN- Mokhtar Haddad, an expert on regional issues, has said that Iran’s foreign policy efforts in pursuing the rights of the Palestinians have been one of a kind.