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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Iranian president urges Muslim countries to unite in opposition to ‘Zionist regime’
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian gives a joint press conference with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (not in picture), in Doha, Qatar, October 2, 2024. (Karim Jaafar/AFP)
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urges Muslim countries to be united against Israel during a phone conversation with the ruler of Oman, the president’s website reports.
The report quotes Pezeshkian as saying, “If we, Islamic countries, are united with each other, the Zionist regime will not dare to commit crimes so easily,” and the US and Western countries also could not support it.
Pezeshkian praises Oman’s stance regarding “Israeli crimes” in Gaza and Lebanon and demands more pressure on those who are supporting Israel, the report says.
There was no immediate report in Omani state media on the call between Pezeshkian and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. Oman has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.
