Mamdani roasted for staying tight-lipped on 'war criminal' Pezeshkian after raging about Netanyahu

While Mamdani has labeled the Iranian government "brutal" and cited its "systematic repression of its own people," critics railed against him for declining to use similar language about Pezeshkian, who arrived in the city on Wednesday.

"The government of Iran, a sponsor of terrorism, assassination, and espionage around the globe, has engaged in a campaign of assassination plots in the United States and abroad targeting those who oppose the regime," Clayton said in a statement.

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani for comment.

Gabriel, who has said she survived a terror attack during the 1975 Lebanese Civil War in Lebanon, now lives in the U.S.

"[The] Iranian President on American soil - while we are still in open conflict with Iran. 18 Americans dead. Thousands of Iranians slaughtered. And he's getting a visa, a hotel, and a UN microphone in New York," Gabriel fumed on X.

"Where are the war crimes charges? Where's Mamdani to arrest him while he's in NYC?"

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters Tuesday that Mamdani should stop attacking his nation's government and turn his attention to Pezeshkian's administration.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton told Fox News the disparity in Mamdani's rhetoric is stark.

"Is Zohran Mamdani threatening to arrest butchers from Iran who have killed tens of thousands of their own people, or genuine war criminals from other countries?" Cotton, R-Ark., asked.

"No. The one person he cites is the leader of the Jewish State of Israel."