Arab condemnations of Iran's destabilizing behavior: Messages before reviving nuclear agreement

At a time when Iran's subversive activity is increasing and its arms are moving to target and destabilize the countries of the region, the Arab League has criticized Tehran's support for terrorist militias in a number of Arab countries.

Rejecting threats against security and stability of Morocco

The Arab League held a meeting at the level of foreign ministers, in which it expressed its rejection of Iran's arming of separatist elements that threaten the security and stability of Morocco.

The Arab ministerial meeting adopted a decision taken by the Arab Ministerial Quartet Committee to follow up on the developments of the crisis with Iran and ways to confront its interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries.

The decision of the Arab League comes as a form of solidarity with the Kingdom of Morocco in confronting the interference by the Iranian regime and Hezbollah in its internal affairs, especially with regard to arming and training separatist elements that threaten Morocco’s territorial integrity, security and stability. The ministerial committee stressed that these dangerous and unacceptable practices are a continuation of the destabilizing approach of the Iranian regime to regional security and stability.

The decision was taken at a meeting held by the committee concerned with following up on the crisis with Iran on the sidelines of the 157th session of the Arab League at the ministerial level. Morocco was represented in the meeting by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, as well as Morocco’s ambassador to Egypt and its permanent representative to the Arab League, Ahmed Tazi.

Discussing Iranian nuclear file

The meeting also touched on the Iranian nuclear file, as the Arab foreign ministers supported international efforts to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, stressing that the Iranian regime must abide by Security Council Resolution No. 2231 regarding its missile program.

The Arab League Quartet Committee, which includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE, was held under the chairmanship of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. The committee's statement condemned Iranian interference in Arab countries and called on the Iranian regime to abandon its support for terrorist militias in some Arab countries.

The Arab League statement also referred to the use of Iranian drones and missiles by the Houthi militia in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia and the UAE, considering these practices a serious threat to regional security and stability and a violation of UN Security Council Resolution No. 2216.

Timing

The Arab League meeting came in conjunction with the issuance of a joint Egyptian-Saudi statement condemning the Iranian behavior in the region, stressing the importance of dealing seriously and effectively with Iran’s nuclear and missile file with all its components and repercussions in a way that contributes to achieving regional and international security and stability, as well as affirming the principles of good neighborliness, respect for UN decisions and international legitimacy, and sparing the region from all destabilizing activities.

These data indicate an Arab keenness to send messages to the parties to the nuclear agreement that any leniency with Tehran will increase the region’s crises and destabilize it, and that attention should be paid to addressing the files that Tehran refuses to touch, such as the missile program and regional influence, especially in light of the rumors that a US-Western agreement could imminently be reached with Iran regarding reviving the agreement without resolving these issues.