Iran accuses Trump of 'ethnic cleansing' over Gaza resettlement demand

Tehran has launched an attack on President Donald Trump after he demanded Palestinians be uprooted from Gaza – branding the idea a "sinister scheme to erase a nation".  

Esmail Baqaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, blasted the controversial suggestion as a violation of international law, declaring: "This is ethnic cleansing in disguise." He demanded global powers "stop appeasing Zionist greed" and instead protect Palestinians’ "sacred right to defend their ancestral lands".