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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Sunday that rulers of Muslim countries should recognize what he called “the true enemy,” accusing the United States and Israel of being “sworn enemies” of Islamic unity.
“My emphatic and repeated recommendation to the rulers of Islamic countries, particularly those in West Asia and along the Gulf, is to identify your true enemy, understand its plan and confront it,” Khamenei said in a message marking “Islamic Unity Week,” according to Iran’s state-run broadcaster IRIB.
Khamenei said unity among Muslims was essential “for achieving the beloved and dominant Islamic civilization.”
He claimed the United States and Israel were “the sworn enemies of this unity and friendship,” saying Washington and Tel Aviv were not only enemies of Iran but of the “entire” Islamic world.
Tensions in the Middle East have heightened since the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran in late February, prompting Tehran to carry out retaliatory strikes on regional countries hosting U.S. assets.
Iran and the United States agreed to a cease-fire in April and later signed a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at ending their military conflict and reaching a lasting peace agreement.
The deal, however, collapsed last month, with Tehran and Washington exchanging attacks for nearly two weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly halted the bombardment amid reports of talks to resolve the conflict.
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