In a post on his X account on Saturday, Qalibaf denounced the military actions of the US and Israeli regime against Iran, citing three UN reports to illustrate their "war crimes".
He also emphasizes the importance of raising global awareness about these issues, arguing that such aggression is emblematic of a broader threat to humanity.
“If you want to understand why Iran is fighting for humanity and why Israel poses a grave threat to human civilization, read these three UN reports,” Qalibaf said.
“Raising awareness is a vital part of the resistance. These war crimes can only be described in one way: ‘More than a Human Can Bear’,” the Parliament speaker added.
The first report cited by Qalibaf dates back to July 1, 2024, in which the UN General Assembly has expounded on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.
A summary of the report, entitled “anatomy of a genocide”, said, “After five months of military operations, Israel has destroyed Gaza. Over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, including more than 13,000 children. Over 12,000 are presumed dead and 71,000 injured, many with life-changing mutilations. Seventy per cent of residential areas have been destroyed. Eighty per cent of the population has been forcibly displaced. Thousands of families have lost loved ones or have been wiped out. Many could not bury and mourn their relatives, forced instead to leave their bodies decomposing in homes, in the street or under the rubble. Thousands have been detained and systematically subjected to severe ill-treatment. The incalculable collective trauma will be experienced for generations to come. By analyzing the patterns of violence and Israeli policies in its onslaught on Gaza, the present report concludes that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating that Israel has committed genocide has been met. One of the key findings of the report is that the Israeli executive and military leadership and Israeli soldiers have intentionally distorted jus in bello principles, subverting their protective functions, in an attempt to legitimize genocidal violence against the Palestinian people.”
The second report, entitled “More than a human can bear", dates back to March, 13, 2025.
What follows is a summary of the report, prepared by UN Human Rights Council about “Israel's systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023”:
“The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel submits the present conference room paper to the Human Rights Council on the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence by the Israeli Security Forces since 7 October 2023. In the paper, the Commission examines Israel's widespread destruction of Gaza and the disproportionate violence against women and children resulting from Israel's method of war, including the targeting of residential buildings and the indiscriminate use of heavy explosives in densely populated areas. It describes the destruction of Palestinians through reproductive violence and harms resulting from the Israeli Security Forces' deliberate attacks on sexual and reproductive health care facilities and the collapsed health care infrastructure in Gaza. The Commission also examines the sharp increase in sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated by members of the Israeli Security Forces and settlers online and in person across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including rape and other forms of sexual violence. It also examines how sexual and gender-based violence has taken different forms when committed against male and female members of the Palestinian community in order to dominate, oppress and destroy the Palestinian people in whole or in part.”
The third report cited by Qalibaf dates back to July 2, 2025, in which the UN General Assembly has expounded on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.
A summary of the report, entitled “from economy of occupation to economy of genocide”, said, “In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 investigates the corporate machinery sustaining the Israeli settler-colonial project of displacement and replacement of the Palestinians in the occupied territory. While political leaders and Governments shirk their obligations, far too many corporate entities have profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid and now genocide. The complicity exposed by the report is just the tip of the iceberg; ending it will not happen without holding the private sector accountable, including its executives. International law recognizes varying degrees of responsibility -each requiring scrutiny and accountability, particularly in this case, where a people's self-determination and very existence are at stake. This is a necessary step to end the genocide and dismantle the global system that has allowed it.”
The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.
The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.