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Iran's supreme leader warns Qatari emir about Israel

The Iranian state media coverage of the meeting made no mention of the Iran nuclear deal, which was widely speculated to have topped the agenda of the emir's visit to Tehran.   
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Tehran, May 12, 2022.

Israel appeared to have been the main topic in a meeting between Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the visiting Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Tehran on May 12.

"Wherever they set their feet on, the Zionists [Israel] cause corruption," Khamenei declared, according to a report published by his official website. "The Arab world is expected to openly enter the field of political action against [Israel's] obvious crimes."  

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