Iran: Biden’s trip to Mideast won’t bring security to Israel

Iran says that US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East will not bring about security for Israel.

“If the visits of the American officials to the countries of the region are to strengthen the position of the Zionist regime and to normalize the relations of this regime with some countries, their efforts will not create security for the Zionists in any way,” President Ebrahim Raisi says in a statement, referring to Israel.

Biden is slated to land in Israel this afternoon, followed by a direct flight to Saudi Arabia on Friday, amid hopes that the visit will pave the way to establishing relations between the Jewish state and the Gulf kingdom.

Iran has repeatedly criticized the normalization of ties between Gulf Arab states and Israel, calling it “a stab in the back” to the Palestinians.

Raisi emphasizes that the Islamic Republic is closely monitoring “all of the developments” in the region.

“We have repeatedly told those who have brought messages from the Americans that if the slightest move is made against Iran’s territorial integrity, it will be met with our decisive response,” he adds.