Tehran, Iran \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that efforts underway to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries will not resolve the crisis in the Middle East. <\/p>\n
“Some people think that by forcing neighboring countries to normalize their ties [with Israel] the problem will be solved,” Khamenei said in remarks made Wednesday. “They are wrong.” <\/p>\n
Khamenei’s remarks came after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said Washington is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalizes relations with Israel. <\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia had been in talks over a potential normalization with Israel, but they were paused when the Gaza war broke out. <\/p>\n
The war erupted after Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,200 people, mostly civilians. About 250 people were taken hostage by Hamas, which has been designated a terror group by the U.S., U.K., EU and others. <\/p>\n
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed at least more than 34,500 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory. <\/p>\n
Regional tensions have soared since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, drawing in Iran-backed militant groups in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen. <\/p>\n
The Islamic republic backs Hamas but has denied any direct involvement in the group’s attack on arch-foe Israel. <\/p>\n
Iran does not recognize Israel and has made support for the Palestinian cause a centerpiece of its foreign policy since the 1979 Islamic revolution. <\/p>\n
“Palestine should be returned to them [Palestinians],” Khamenei said. <\/p>\n
“They should form their own regime, their own system. Then that system should decide how to deal with the Zionists,” he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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