Iran's foreign minister accuses 'Israel' of using regional wars to divert attention from Gaza

• Araghchi described the ongoing situation in Gaza as a "silent genocide" occurring with minimal international scrutiny.
• He said that the lack of coverage indicates 'Israel' has succeeded in initiating broader regional wars to distract from its own failures.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi criticized the decline in Western media coverage of the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, accusing 'Israel' of launching wider regional conflicts to divert international attention.

The disastrous situation in Gaza is no longer making headlines in Western media. A Silent Genocide is going on with almost zero attention. It is shameful. And an indication that Israel has succeeded in one aspect of its effort to start wars to divert attention on failures. https://t.co/XcWxcphITA

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) November 12, 2026

In a post on his X account, Iran’s top diplomat stated that the situation in Gaza is proceeding with "almost zero attention" from major Western news outlets.

"The disastrous situation in Gaza is no longer making headlines in Western media," Araghchi wrote. "A Silent Genocide is going on with almost zero attention. It is shameful. And an indication that Israel has succeeded in one aspect of its effort to start wars to divert attention on failures."

Araghchi has previously described the 'Israel's' military campaign as the "deliberate destruction of civilian life on a massive scale" and "genocide" during an international forum in Feb. 2026, where he also called for international sanctions and warned that the crisis was eroding global respect for international law.

Just a day earlier on Wednesday, in a separate diplomatic exchange with France, he criticized Western powers over their stance, stating that Iran does not exercise its power by "supporting killings in Gaza or bombing schools and hospitals".