Iran-Saudi détente fatal blow to US-Israel plot to antagonize Tehran in region: Islamic Jihad envoy

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement’s envoy to Tehran says the recent reconciliation agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia came as a “major shock” to Israel, at a time the occupying regime is entangled in a "bipolar state."

Nasser Abu-Sharif made the remarks on Saturday during a ceremony at the University of Tehran marking International Quds Day.

“We are now witnessing real developments in the world, which will have positive effects on the movement supporting Palestine. The rise of powers like China and Russia can benefit Palestine. Regional developments, such as the Iran-Saudi deal, gave a major shock to the Zionist regime. Of course, it (the agreement) dealt a fatal blow to the Zionist-American plot meant to turn the Islamic Republic into a single enemy of the region,” he said.

The Tehran-Riyadh agreement can have special effects on the region, spanning from Yemen to Palestine, Abu-Sharif said, citing Syria’s possible return to the Arab fold and the political resolution of the country’s problems as among the deal’s impacts.

Also in his remarks, the Islamic Jihad official emphasized that the existence of the evil Zionist regime is harmful to the entire region and that fighting against the usurping entity is in line with the interests of all Muslim nations.

The Zionist regime, he added, is caught in a crisis amid a “severe bipolar state.”

Israel is in the grip of one of the most serious internal crises in its history with the people divided on prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s now-delayed so-called plans to overhaul the judicial system.

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