Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said efforts to construct relations between Arab countries and Israel will not solve the problem, without elaborating any further.
Khamenei’s remarks came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said Washington is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises relations with Israel.
Saudi Arabia had been in talks over a potential normalisation with Israel but they were paused when the Gaza war broke out.
It erupted after Iran’s close ally, Hamas, attacked Israel on October which resulted in the deaths of 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
Iran is globally criticised for its destructive role in creating and escalating regional tensions. The country conducted its first-ever direct attack on Israel last month.
