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News ID: 83283
Publish Date : 27 September 2020 - 22:22
Iran’s Top Military Commander:

UAE to Be Held Accountable for Any Zionist Harm

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iran’s highest-ranking military commander has warned the UAE that it will be held accountable for any harm to the Islamic Republic’s security resulting from the Arab country’s normalization with the occupying regime of Israel.
In a televised interview on Saturday night, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Muhammad Hussein Baqeri said over the past two years, the UAE had sent messages to Iran, demanding that Tehran not treat it the same as Saudi Arabia.
Things changed when the UAE announced normalization of relations with the Zionist regime, because it means allowing establishment of military bases and bases for intelligence and cyber operations, the commander said.
"If the Zionists establish a foothold in the region and our defense and security are harmed, then we will regard them (UAE) as the one that has provided the enemy with bases, and will treat them as an enemy,” Major General Baqeri warned.
The commander touched on the Zionist regime’s dream of ruling over the entire region from the Nile to the Euphrates, saying Israel is struggling to survive and will fall apart if the US halts its economic support for a moment.
The United Arab Emirates and Israel announced in August they have reached a deal that would lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations.
The move has drawn strong criticism from many Islamic countries and regional organizations.