Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Washington Post reported on Monday that Congress was officially notified of the proposed sale on May 5, nearly a week before the conflict escalated in Gaza between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday criticized the United States for selling advanced weapons to Israel amid the flared-up conflict. Zarif, on his Twitter account, said the United States sold Israel “precision” missiles to “kill more children with more precision.”
Calling the United States the “enabler” of Israel, Zarif also accused the United States of blocking the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to pass a statement on the conflicts.Earlier on Sunday, Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, cited Washington’s patronage for Israel as a key factor behind its sustained avoidance of accountability for the atrocities in the international arena, Iranian news network Press TV reported. The United States has been “systematically” shielding the Israeli government against international condemnation, the Iranian envoy said.