Khamenei: Normalizing relations with Israel is a gamble on a losing horse - voila! news
10/3/2023, 9:52:31 AM
Highlights: Khamenei: Normalizing relations with Israel is a gamble on a losing horse - voila! news. The Supreme Leader of Iran made the remarks against the background of the talks held under the auspices of the United States on establishing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. "The Islamic Republic's clear position is that countries that gamble on normalization with Israel will lose," Khamenei said. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain already established relations with Israeli under the Abraham Accords in 2020. An agreement with Saudi Arabia would be the most dramatic of all given the Sunni kingdom's regional and religious status.
The Supreme Leader of Iran made the remarks against the background of the talks held under the auspices of the United States on establishing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. "Countries that gamble on normalization with Israel will lose"
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, This Month/Reuters
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Arab countries seeking to normalize relations with Israel were "betting on a losing horse," Iran's official media quoted him as saying on Tuesday. "The Islamic Republic's clear position is that countries that gamble on normalization with Israel will lose. They are betting on a losing horse," Khamenei said.
The Iranian Supreme Leader's remarks were made in light of Saudi Arabia's contacts with Israel under the auspices of the United States on normalization between the countries. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain already established relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords in 2020, but an agreement with Saudi Arabia would be the most dramatic of all given the Sunni kingdom's regional and religious status.
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