Iran’s Khamenei blasts Arab states who ‘betrayed’ Islam by talking to Israel

In a thinly veiled criticism of Saudi Arabia, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasts Arab states for “betraying” Islam by negotiating with Israel.

In a series of tweets, Khamenei says negotiating with “the deceptive, lying, & usurper regime is an unforgettable error that will impede the victory of the Palestinian nation. “The act of betrayal by some Arab heads of states — which is gradually being revealed — pursues the same goal.”

The remark appears to be aimed at Iran’s regional enemy Saudi Arabia, whose crown prince earlier this week publicly recognized Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.

Today the return of dignity and power to the Islamic nation is exclusively linked to resistance—while confronting arrogant powers and their wicked plots; and the issue of #Palestine is at the top of #Islam’s international issues in the face of the arrogant front.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 4, 2018

In his tweet storm, Khamenei goes on to say that the issue of Palestine is central to “the return of dignity and power to the Islamic nation,” and that resistance against Israel is the “only way to free oppressed Palestine.”