Iran and Turkey have agreed to back
terrorist organizations fighting against Israel, Iranian President
Ebrahim Raisi proclaimed on Wednesday following talks with Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Speaking alongside Erdoğan at the
presidential palace in Ankara, Raisi said, “In the talks we had with the
Turkish president…we both agreed to support Palestine. We both agreed
to support the Islamic resistance in Palestine,” according to Tehran’s
semi-official Student News Agency.
“We must seek the formation of a just
[world] order…and surely our cooperation with Turkey and with other
countries can be very effective in this regard,” stated the Iranian
leader. “We have no doubt that measures should be taken against the
Zionist regime [Israel].”
Raisi also accused the United States of
supporting Israeli “crimes” and repeated Tehran’s appeal for Muslim
countries to cut ties. “What is happening in Palestine and Gaza is a crime against humanity…and the United States and the West are supporting these crimes,” he charged.
For his part, Erdoğan said the two had discussed issues relating to Israel, Syria, the South Caucasus and Afghanistan.
“Regarding the Palestinian issue, both Turkey and Iran have a common position,” he noted.
“We talked about Israel’s inhumane attacks on Gaza
and the need to end these attacks and to take important steps in this
regard. Regarding the Palestinian issue, we reiterated our support once
again and we will increase our cooperation in this regard,” concluded
Erdoğan.
The Iranian regime’s official IRNA news
agency reported that, as part of Wednesday’s visit, Erdoğan and Raisi
signed 10 partnership agreements, including in the field of energy
cooperation.
Iran has tripled its enrichment of uranium
to 60%, reversing a slowdown earlier in 2023, the International Atomic
Energy Agency recently reported. Uranium enriched to 60% purity is just a
short technical step away from 90%, considered weapons-grade.
On Jan. 14, the Islamic Republic declared
Hamas’s victory over Israel at an event in Tehran, marking 100 days
since the terrorist group’s deadly Oct. 7 terror onslaught on the
country’s northwestern Negev region.
Hamas terrorists killed more than 1,200
people, mostly civilians, and wounded thousands in the Oct. 7 attacks.
In addition, terrorists took some 240 people hostage.
“Palestine has emerged victorious and the
Zionist regime and its allies have bitten the dust,” said Raisi, adding:
“Peace talks were of no use, the end of Israel is inevitable.
“The Palestinians have raised the level of
war from a fight using stones to a war using missiles and drones. We
have also declared that we will support Palestine and the resistance
groups,” he affirmed.
Two months ago, Erdoğan told his country’s
parliament that the Jewish state would soon be destroyed. “Right now, I
am openly saying with clear conscience that Israel is a terrorist
state,” said the Islamist leader.
“Hey Israel: You have an atomic bomb, a
nuclear bomb. And you are making threats with this. We know this. And
your end is near,” he continued.
“You can have as many nuclear bombs as you want, but you’re on your way out,” added Erdoğan.
After a long diplomatic cold spell, ties
between Turkey and Israel had warmed, but they have slid backwards as
Erdoğan continues to side with Palestinian terror groups. Erdoğan has long been a champion of the Palestinian cause and his government harbors members of Hamas.
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
said in a 2021 report that Hamas’s headquarters in Istanbul has directed
hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israelis and laundered millions
of dollars.
“Turkey collaborates with terror
organizations on both the ideological and operational levels. Terrorists
working on Turkish soil establish infrastructures and plan terror
attacks against Israel,” the report noted.
In the wake of its ground operation against Hamas in Gaza, Israel’s National Security Council raised its travel warning to Turkey to the highest level, urging all Israelis there to leave the country immediately.
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