In a written message published on his Telegram account during Islamic Unity Week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he termed their “real enemy.” Khamenei argued that divisions among Muslims serve the interests of their adversaries and called for cooperation in various fields and mutual defense, asserting that anyone who creates divisions among Muslims, “knowingly or unknowingly,” aids Islam’s enemies. He rhetorically questioned whether Palestinians would have been left “so helpless” if Muslims had been united.

Khamenei’s call for unity echoes a recent statement he made to Iranians, where he banned actions that harm social cohesion and urged authorities to avoid “discouraging statements” that weaken national and public morale. Specifically, he asked Gulf Arab rulers whether “rogues without identity” would have dared to covet their lands and possessions if the peoples and governments of the Gulf had been “united under the flag of Islam.” The message underscores the longstanding tensions between Iran and Gulf Arab monarchies, which have viewed Iran’s revolutionary ideology and regional influence as a threat since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, particularly amid the current conflict where Tehran has targeted U.S. military facilities and infrastructure in Gulf states. Read more at Yahoo News

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