Iran has warned regional countries about the consequences of the presence of destabilizing actors such as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on their soils, warning about efforts by the Israeli regime to use the states as platforms to sow regional tensions.
The Foreign Ministry issued the remarks in a statement on Tuesday, reacting to reports of Netanyahu’s presence in the UAE at the official invitation of Emirati ruler Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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It strongly condemned the “child-killing and war-mongering prime minister of the Israeli regime’s provocative presence” in the region and warned of the “extremely dangerous consequences.”
The ministry noted that “regional security is a collective and indivisible matter,” warning that facilitating the entry of destabilizing actors could lead to “greater division, insecurity, and instability in West Asia.”
It called on regional governments to “refrain from facilitating the Israeli regime’s destabilizing presence” and to prevent their territories from becoming “a platform for destabilizing actions against other countries in the region.”
The statement reminded that the region was experiencing “one of the most fragile and sensitive periods in its history,” citing the regime’s “proven hostility and animosity towards Iran and other countries in the region” and its “repeated threats” against the Islamic Republic.
“All countries in the region must be vigilant about the consequences and repercussions of such a presence, which threatens regional peace and collective security,” the ministry said.
According to Israeli media reports and a senior Israeli official’s statement to Reuters, Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday, holding closed-door meetings with Al Nahyan for most of the day, and returned later that evening.
According to Reuters, Netanyahu had also secretly traveled to the UAE on March 26 and met with Al Nahyan.