A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on September 21, 2021 shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressing the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly from Tehran.
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TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday some Arab nations' normalization of ties with Israel will create more problems for the region.
The president made the remarks in a meeting with the new Palestinian ambassador to Iran, Salam Zawawi, to receive her credentials, reported the Iranian presidency's website.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi noted that certain Arab states' move to establish diplomatic relations with Israel will not ensure protection and security for them, and instead, it will create more problems for the region and Arab countries
Raisi noted that certain Arab states' move to establish diplomatic relations with Israel will not ensure protection and security for them, and instead, it will create more problems for the region and Arab countries.
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He said that the public protests by all Palestinian people and groups proved that "the act of betrayal" was rejected and condemned.
Stressing the Palestine issue should be the Muslim world's top priority, the Iranian president said that Iran is the true supporter of the Palestinian nation and the liberation of Al-Quds, or the holy city of Jerusalem.
For his part, Zawawi censured those Arab states that "rushed" to normalize ties with Israel, saying they turned their back on the Palestinian cause and a blind eye to the rights of the Palestinian people and the existing resolutions in this regard.
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The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalized their ties with Israel in 2020 under the US-brokered deals known as the Abraham Accords. Morocco and Sudan also followed suit.