Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani has criticized the US Congress for hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and praising his speech amid ongoing Israeli actions against Palestinians.

What did Iran say on Netanyahu's US visit?

Kanani has reacted to Netanyahu's visit and his address on Christmas. Netanyahu had vowed to achieve a complete victory against Hamas in the US Congress. Some Congress members applauded Netanyahu's speech and greeted him with a standing ovation.

Violent faces of American policies are being exposed: Kanani

Kanani lamented that while Palestinians were being killed by Israel on a daily basis, the US government and Congress applauded and welcomed the Israeli Prime Minister.

He said the West's efforts to portray itself as innocent and humanitarian by welcoming Netanyahu into the US Congress are failing. This is exposing the violent face of US policies.