Raisi: Muslim states’ united stance could have prevented Israeli crimes
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that a united stance of Islamic countries could have prevented the aggression of the Israeli regime against Palestinians.
The Iranian president made the remarks in a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador in Tehran, Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi, on Tuesday.
Referring to Israel’s 75-year oppression against the defenseless and innocent people of Palestine, Raisi said that lack of a united position by Islamic countries has led to the continuation of the killing and aggression against Palestinians.
The president also described Iran and Saudi Arabia as two important countries in the region, saying that expansion of relations between the two countries will be effective in developing and strengthening regional cooperation and solving the problems of the region and the Islamic world.
Saudi Arabia and Israel have been seeking to normalize relations. But following the regime’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Riyadh reconsidered its foreign policy priorities, putting US-backed plans to normalize ties with Israel on ice.
During a meeting with the new Tunisian ambassador in Tehran, Imad al-Rahmuni, the Iranian president expressed appreciation for the positions of the Tunisian government in rejecting normalization with Israel and emphasized the importance of the unity of Islamic countries in securing the interests of Muslim nations.
Raisi said that the tragedy and crimes that are taking place in Gaza are a shame for those countries that are seeking normalization with Israel.
The UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco signed US-brokered normalization agreements with Israel in 2020, drawing condemnations from Palestinians who slammed the deals as “a stab in the back of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people.”
Iranian president also held a separate meeting with Brazil’s new ambassador to Iran, Eduardo Ricardo Gradilone Neto. Raisi said that sending humanitarian aid, stopping Gaza bombardments and lifting the siege on the Palestinian territory and the realization of the rights of the Palestinian nation should be the priorities of the UN Security Council.
Brazil currently holds the United Nations Security Council presidency.