Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Iran, Saudi Arabia condemn Netanyahu’s remarks on Palestine




TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Iran's foreign minister strongly condemned the Israeli PM's remarks suggesting establishment of a “Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia,” calling them an unprecedented act of aggression that threatens regional peace and security.

A made the remarks during a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday amid rising tensions over so-called US-Israeli proposals for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the broader affairs that concern them. .Araghchi denounced Netanyahu’s statement as a “brazen act of provocation” and warned that such rhetoric exemplified the expansionist ambitions of the Israeli regime.

“These remarks are a clear indication of the unprecedented recklessness of the occupying regime and pose a direct threat to peace and security in the [West Asia] region,” he stated, PressTV reported. The official further denounced Israeli officials for seeking to erase the Palestinian identity by means of forced displacement and expansion of the regime’s illegal settlements. The official further denounced Israeli officials for seeking to erase the Palestinian identity by means of forced displacement and expansion of the regime’s illegal settlements. (Read More)