The interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran has condemned the violent crackdown of protesting students and professors in US universities and said Gaza war displayed the extent of hostilities with humanity.

Hujjat-ul-Islam Kazem Seddiqi, in his weekly sermon denounced the “Zionist” Israeli regime over massacre of children, women and the elderly in the Gaza Strip stressing that the war in the besieged territory foiled the western propaganda through the students, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
 
He said,” People in the US and across European countries have awakened in support of the people in Gaza” hailing the university students who spontaneously began pro-Palestine encampments.
 
The Iranian cleric lauded the high morale and resistance of the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and noted,” Gaza war is building history and reveals the unparalleled oppression of the people in Gaza”.
 
Hujjat-ul-Islam Seddiqi referred to the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage as a turning point in support of the oppressed Palestinians in Gaza Strip.
 
He reiterated the importance of voicing disavowal for the infidels during annual Hajj rituals and said,” Hajj 2024 is the pilgrimage during which all participants will chant “Down with USA” over Washington’s support for Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
 
Hujjat-ul-Islam Seddiqi also called on pilgrims to build and boost unity during the upcoming Islamic pilgrimage.