Address by Attorney Ziyaad E Patel Outside US Consulate | 07 March 2026

I also spoke about unification of the Ummah and ending all forms of sectarian division in our communities.

Strength to all people facing Imperial Zionist /US aggression.

We shall always stand with the oppressed on the right side of history.

Electrifying event, as we also support the armed forces of Islamic Republic to assert their right to self defence in terms of Article 51 of the UN Charter and protection of their air, oceans and territorial sovereignty against the barbaric US and Zionist regimes.

And steadfastness to our Palestinian brethren enduring belligerent occupation for their liberation.

Further context:

My reference to the children in Gaza during the 2008-2009 war is that they were returning home from school before Friday prayers. They were on the streets when the IDF bombed and initiated the war to create the most mayhem to the civilian population—clear war crimes (UN Fact Finding Mission Report – Cast Lead).

Reference was also made to the sunken Iranian frigate.

On March 4, 2026, a US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka.

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At least 87 Iranian sailors were martyred, and approximately 60 remain missing. 32 survivors were rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy.

​The frigate was returning from the MILAN 2026 multinational naval exercise hosted by India.

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The US Navy attacking the vessel, which was not armed for wartime, and surviving sailors not being taken to safety by the US Navy was a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and maritime law.