Speaking on Saturday at the meeting of the National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus, Hassan Rouhani said: "Unfortunately, these days a neighboring country has approached the enemy of the Islamic world and the region and the slayer of the Palestinian people and decided to establish relations with the Zionist Regime."

Rouhani stated that the UAE has Muslim people, but its rulers have taken a wrong path, adding, "They thought that if they approach the Zionist Regime, their security and economy would be ensured, while this is wrong and 100% condemned, and it is a clear betrayal to the Palestinian people, the cause of al-Quds and Muslims."

"It is a shame that while the Zionist Regime is seeking to seize another part of the Palestinian territory and some countries have moved their embassies in violation of international regulations, a Muslim country makes this move to please the ruler of another country who is going to participate in the elections in the coming months," he added.

Rouhani said that the rulers of the UAE should know that if they think they can get closer to the enemies of Islam and Iran, they could buy security for themselves; they have gone in the wrong direction.

Emphasizing that Iran has always been a supporter of Muslims and its neighbors, and contributed to regional security, Rouhani said: "Unfortunately, the UAE has made a big mistake and we hope it will return from this wrong path. We warn them not to want to invite Israel to the region, in which case they will be treated differently." (ILKHA)