Middle Eastern Nations to Convene in Emergency Session Regarding Iranian Aggression This Weekend

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The foreign ministers of the Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss Iranian attacks on several of the group’s members, the bloc’s assistant secretary-general told AFP.

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The meeting, which will be held via videoconference, was requested by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Egypt, Hossam Zaki said.

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US and Israeli forces launched a massive air campaign against Iran on February 28. Iran has retaliated with strikes against Israel and Gulf countries.

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Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit had earlier condemned the Iranian attacks, saying they are “fully reprehensible” and “not only a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, but also an assault on the principles of good neighbourliness”.

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He added that the attacks “create an unprecedented state of hostility between Iran and its Arab neighbours”.

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“This is a grave Iranian strategic mistake, which I hope they will rectify by halting these attacks immediately.”

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AFP

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