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Mojtaba Khamenei Calls for Muslim Unity Against the US and Israel

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries to overcome internal divisions and confront the United States and Israel.
  • In a message marking Islamic Unity Week, he said divisions had weakened Muslim countries' ability to defend Palestinians.
  • Khamenei called on leaders in West Asia and the Gulf to identify and resist efforts to deepen divisions among Muslim societies.

Mojtaba Khamenei used a message marking Islamic Unity Week to call on Muslim countries to close ranks against the United States and Israel, which he described as the common enemies of the Islamic world.

If Muslims had united as one entity, what happened to the Palestinian people would not have happened.

— Mojtaba KhameneiHe linked Muslim divisions to the situation facing Palestinians in his Islamic Unity Week message.

The Iranian supreme leader placed Palestine at the center of his appeal. He said divisions among Muslim countries had weakened their ability to defend the Palestinian people. “If Muslims had united as one entity, what happened to the Palestinian people would not have happened,” he said, according to Iranian media.

Khamenei directed his strongest appeal at leaders in West Asia and the Gulf. He urged them to examine regional developments and understand what he called attempts by opponents to divide Muslim societies. “My firm and repeated recommendation to the rulers of Islamic countries, especially in West Asia and along the Gulf, is: recognize your true enemy, understand their plans, and confront them,” he said.

My firm and repeated recommendation to the rulers of Islamic countries, especially in West Asia and along the Gulf, is: recognize your true enemy, understand their plans, and confront them.

— Mojtaba KhameneiHe urged Muslim leaders to identify and resist efforts to divide Muslim societies.

He portrayed Washington and Tel Aviv as adversaries not only of Iran but of Muslims worldwide. Khamenei called the United States and Israel “bitter enemies” of Islamic unity and friendship, accusing them of exploiting differences within Muslim communities. He said those differences included racial, cultural, social, economic, political and geographic divisions in Iran and other Islamic countries.

They are trying to turn differences of race, culture, society, economics, politics and geography into reasons to create conflict among Muslims in Iran and other Islamic countries.

— Mojtaba KhameneiHe accused the United States and Israel of deepening divisions within Muslim communities.

Khamenei said unity was necessary to withstand outside pressure and protect Muslim countries collectively. He also warned that those who encourage divisions among Muslims ultimately serve the interests of their opponents.

Unity among Muslims is very important for creating a beloved and superior Islamic civilization.

— Mojtaba KhameneiHe presented unity as necessary for a stronger Islamic civilization.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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