Tehran Warns Trump's Statement On Golan Heights May Cause New Conflicts In Middle East

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemns US President Donald Trump's recent statement on the necessity to fully recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and warns that such decision could bring about a new wave of conflicts int he Middle East, the ministry's spokesman, Bahram Qassemi, said Friday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd March, 2019) The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemns US President Donald Trump's recent statement on the necessity to fully recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and warns that such decision could bring about a new wave of conflicts int he middle East, the ministry's spokesman, Bahram Qassemi, said Friday.

"The Zionist regime is occupational and has no sovereignty over any Arab or Islamic territories," Qassemi said.

"Iran will closely follow all further changes and adopt a corresponding political line in consultations with the Syrian government and other states," the spokesman said, adding that US and Israel's actions on the Golan Heights could bring about "a new wave of conflicts."