Tehran, Aug. 13 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday hit back at France, 25 other countries and the European Union after their condemnation of the alleged executions of protesters in Iran, accusing them of hypocrisy and saying their support for Israel amid the Gaza conflict and its military action against Iran had undermined their claims to the moral high ground.

In a post on X, Araghchi said that France should refrain from lecturing others on human rights and international law, accusing them of "blatant" hypocrisy.

"Countries like France should stop lecturing the world about "human rights" and international law. The hypocrisy is blatant and embarrassing. Your backing of Israel's genocide in Gaza--and aggression ...