Alwaght- The defense ministers of Iran and Turkey have jointly condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the country’s embassy to al-Quds (Jerusalem) and noted that no Muslim will accept such a move.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Turkish counterpart, Nurettin Canikli, held a telephone conversation on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments pertaining to mutual relations and regional issues. They denounced as “a big mistake” Trump’s decision to recognize al-Quds as Israeli regime’s capital.
Hatami said that Trump’s move was in fact meant to make up for Washington’s repeated policy failures in the region, particularly the collapse of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the annulment of the referendum on the separation of Iraq’s Kurdistan region as well as a decision by Lebanon’s Prime Minister Sa’ad al-Hariri to rescind his resignation, which was announced in Saudi Arabia a month ago.
The Iranian defense minister censured Washington’s “irresponsible” policy to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds, saying it would embolden the Tel Aviv regime to intensify its atrocities against Palestinians.
Hatami further praised defense cooperation between Tehran and Ankara, saying the collapse of ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria was thanks to “regional cooperation and interactions between Iran, Turkey and Syria.”
The Iranian defense chief also called for the expansion of Tehran-Ankara military cooperation.
Canikli highlighted the commonalities between Iran and Turkey and said the recent developments necessitate further cooperation between the two countries,
He added that “no power can negatively impact the friendship and fraternity between the two nations.”
He slammed Trump’s announcement of al-Quds as Israeli “capital” as a blunder and said “the decision is not accepted by any Muslim in the world."
Trump’s declaration has sent shock waves throughout the Muslim world, and even prompted warnings from Washington’s allies in the West that it would bring more chaos to the region.
On December 6, Trump sparked international outrage by declaring that Washington was recognizing al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel and that he had instructed his administration to begin the process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city.
