US Quds Position a Historic Folly

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' chief described the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Beit-ul-Moqaddas as Israel's "capital" as a grave mistake that will turn the holy city into "a graveyard" for the Israeli regime. Speaking at a meeting with IRGC personnel in Tehran on Saturday, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari also said, "The US and the Zionist regime have committed their most historic folly on Quds, and with the grace of God, Quds will become a graveyard for the fake regime of Israel," Press TV reported. "We are informed that this decision was the outcome of behind-the-scenes [US] consultations, agreements and coordination with some Arab countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, and that they had been aware of the issue since a few months ago," he said. Jafari noted that the Saudi regime is making efforts to limit the Muslim nations' stance against the new US crime to just words and statements and said Riyadh had agreed with Israel and the US "to prevent any practical move" for safeguarding Quds. "However, Muslims would once again thwart the enemies' plots," he said.