Iran: Raisi slams normalisation with Israel as 'reactionary'
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said 'normalising relations with the Zionist regime' is a 'reactionary and regressive move by any government in the Islamic world'.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said 'normalising relations with the Zionist regime' is a 'reactionary and regressive move by any government in the Islamic world'.
Israeli FM Eli Cohen said that a framework for a Saudi normalisation deal could be "possible in four or five months", amid increased speculation that Tel Aviv and Riyadh will establish diplomatic relations.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said 'many of the elements' of a pathway to normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel are 'now on the table', but added that there is 'still work to do'.
Analysis: The controversial meeting suggests that Libyan politicians sought a relationship with Tel Aviv, but the diplomatic storm it has caused threatens the future of rapprochement between Israel and Arab states.
The trip would have marked the first visit of a North African leader to the Knesset and one of the most high-level visits by a foreign Muslim politician to Israel’s legislative body.