Trump Offers Arabs Handshakes to Steal Their Lands: Zarif

The Iranian foreign minister has called for unity in the Muslim world to counter plots by the US and the Israel entity, saying they seek to “steal” the lands of Arab countries even though they apparently offer handshakes to Arab leaders.

“Trump’s lawless announcement on “Occupied Syrian Golan” after last year’s on “Occupied Al-Quds” is a sobering reminder for our Arab and Muslim brethren,” Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a Thursday tweet, according to Press TV.

 “US & Israel will offer you handshakes, but no matter how much you kowtow, they will still steal your lands. #LetUsUnite,” he added.

 The Iranian foreign minister made the remarks in reaction to a Monday decree signed by US President Donald Trump to recognize the Israeli entity’s “sovereignty” over the occupied Syrian territories of Golan.

The US president’s move broke with decades of international consensus over the border area which the Tel Aviv regime seized from Syria in 1967.

Earlier on Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani compared the US move with the behavior of “colonial powers” in the past and called for “closer cooperation” among countries in the Middle East to counter the US and Israel.

“The Zionist regime’s excessive demands and Washington’s wrong decisions further necessitate closer cooperation among regional countries,” Rouhani said in a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi.

“Worrisome remarks about the violation of the Palestinian and Syrian nations’ rights, particularly about the Golan, are very dangerous for regional security,” he added.

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