Khamenei: Normalising ties with Israel is 'betting on a losing horse'
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that countries attempting to normalize relations with Israel are making a misguided choice, as reported by state media on Tuesday. Khamenei underlined that the Islamic Republic maintains a firm stance that nations engaging in such normalization efforts will ultimately face negative consequences.
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- Published Date: 02:33 | 03 October 2023
- Modified Date: 02:33 | 03 October 2023
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that countries seeking to normalise relations with Israel "are betting on a losing horse", state media reported on Tuesday.
"The definite position of the Islamic Republic is that countries that make the gamble of normalisation with Israel will lose. They are betting on a losing horse," Khamenei said.
A framework U.S.-brokered deal for forging relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia could be in place by early next year, the Israeli foreign minister said last month, after the three countries signalled progress in the complex negotiations.
An Israeli-Saudi normalisation would dramatically redraw the Middle East by formally bringing together two major U.S. partners in the face of Iran - a foreign-policy flourish for President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection in late 2024.
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