"The Israeli entity is committing massacres against women, children, young men and elderly," the Iranian president said.

Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, arrived in Iraq on Wednesday for his first trip abroad since taking office in July, a demonstration of the value the Iranians place on the strategic alliance with their neighbor as tensions rise in the region around them.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian headed for close ally Iraq on Wednesday, on his first official foreign trip, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday slammed the West, saying that Israel is "committing massacres" in the war in Gaza and using European and American weapons to do so. Pezeshkian, who spoke in Baghdad at the start of his first visit abroad since taking office,

Speaking in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned Israel’s actions, claiming it was targeting civilians, including women and children, and bombing hospitals and schools.