Supreme Leader Khamenei says some governments ‘made big errors’ and ‘sinned in normalising’ relations with Israel.
Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel final 12 months have “sinned” and will reverse such strikes, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated on Sunday.
The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco agreed to normalise ties with Israel in 2020, as Washington underneath the administration of then-US President Donald Trump made Arab-Israeli rapprochement a international coverage precedence.
“Some governments have unfortunately made errors – have made big errors and have sinned in normalising [their relations] with the usurping and oppressive Zionist regime,” Khamenei stated, referring to Israel.
“It is an act against Islamic unity, they must return from this path and make up for this big mistake,” Khamenei added, in a speech marking a public vacation honouring the delivery of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Palestinian query
Iran has within the 4 a long time because the 1979 Islamic Revolution positioned itself as a robust defender of the Palestinian trigger.
Egypt and Jordan have been till final 12 months the one two Arab international locations to normalise relations with Israel.
“If the unity of Muslims is achieved, the Palestinian question would definitely be resolved in the best fashion,” Khamenei stated.
In May, Khamenei characterised Israel as a “terrorist base” and “not a country”.
Shortly after Khamenei’s speech, Iran’s high safety official, Ali Shamkhani, pledged to inflict many “billions of dollars” value of injury in a “shocking response” if Israel strikes Tehran’s nuclear programme.
The tweet by the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council got here in response to Israeli media stories that 5 billion shekels ($1.5bn) had been accredited to organize the army for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran has repeatedly accused Israel of being behind acts of sabotage concentrating on its nuclear services.
The two international locations have exchanged sharp rhetoric not too long ago, towards the backdrop of efforts to resume talks to revive a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.