Supreme Chief Khamenei says some governments ‘made massive 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 Chief 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 overseas coverage precedence.
“Some governments have sadly made errors – have made massive errors and have sinned in normalising [their relations] with the usurping and oppressive Zionist regime,” Khamenei stated, referring to Israel.
“It’s an act towards Islamic unity, they need to return from this path and make up for this massive mistake,” Khamenei added, in a speech marking a public vacation honouring the start of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Palestinian query
Iran has within the 4 many years because the 1979 Islamic Revolution positioned itself as a robust defender of the Palestinian trigger.
Egypt and Jordan had been till final 12 months the one two Arab nations to normalise relations with Israel.
“If the unity of Muslims is achieved, the Palestinian query would positively be resolved in the very best vogue,” Khamenei stated.
In Could, Khamenei characterised Israel as a “terrorist base” and “not a rustic”.
Shortly after Khamenei’s speech, Iran’s prime safety official, Ali Shamkhani, pledged to inflict many “billions of {dollars}” value of injury in a “stunning response” if Israel strikes Tehran’s nuclear programme.
The tweet by the secretary of Iran’s Supreme Nationwide Safety Council got here in response to Israeli media stories that 5 billion shekels ($1.5bn) had been authorized to organize the army for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran has repeatedly accused Israel of being behind acts of sabotage focusing on its nuclear amenities.
The 2 nations have exchanged sharp rhetoric lately, towards the backdrop of efforts to resume talks to revive a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.