Iran says US military interference creates "destabilization" in the region

Hamas calls for building a political alliance to ensure protection

MADRID, 14 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Thursday that US military interference creates "crisis and destabilization" in the region after US President Joe Biden adopted a declaration on security with Israel. as part of his tour of the Middle East.

"The normalization of relations is not a security factor for the Zionist regime, and today Islamic Iran is stronger than ever. And we consider the United States weaker than ever," he said, describing the pressure on Iran as "scandalous." Iran.

Likewise, the Iranian president has stressed, during an official visit to the city of Kermansha, 80 kilometers from the border with Iraq, that Israel "must not be greedy" in the region, according to the Mehr news agency.

Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who is also Foreign Minister, have published a joint statement on the "strategic partnership" between the United States and Israel in which they have reaffirmed the "unbreakable ties" between the two countries and "the commitment America's long-term relationship with Israel's security.

"Our countries once again reaffirm that the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel is founded on a foundation of shared values, shared interests, and true friendship," they stressed.

Thus, they have insisted that "the United States reiterates its firm commitment to preserve and strengthen Israel's ability to deter its enemies and defend itself against any threat or combination of threats."

"The United States reiterates that these commitments are bipartisan and sacrosanct and that they are not just moral, but strategic commitments of vital importance to the national security of the United States," they said in a statement.

In this sense, both leaders have emphasized that "the United States stresses that an integral part of this commitment is to never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons", before emphasizing that "it is prepared to use all the elements of its power to achieve this result".

The United States reaffirms its commitment to work with other partners to confront Iran's aggression and destabilizing activities, whether advanced directly or through allies and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad.

In fact, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has also charged Washington for this pact and has stressed that "US attempts to integrate Israel will fail," according to a statement from the organization.

The head of Hamas's political arm, Ismail Haniye, has called for a strategic dialogue between the components of the nation and its states with the aim of building a political alliance that protects the region.

Biden began a tour of the Middle East on Wednesday that will take him for the first time since taking office to Israel and the West Bank, where he plans to reiterate his "strong support" for the two-state solution to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and that It will also include a stopover in Saudi Arabia.