Iranian Commander Calls US’ Deal of Century ‘Big Fraud’
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) deplored the US government’s so-called “deal of the century” plan as “a big fraud” and said the American-Israeli plot against Palestinians will get nowhere.
The plan that was raised by the US president was “a stillborn baby”, Brigadier General Gholam Hossein Gheibparvar told Tasnim.
He added that “gambler” Trump raised the plan that the Israeli prime minister had proposed several years ago with different wording.
“Certainly Islamic nations will not accept the deal of the century plan and it will undoubtedly fail…,” the top commander said, describing the deal of the century as “a big fraud”.
Last month, Trump unveiled his long-delayed Middle East plan, a proposal Palestinian leaders called a “conspiracy” that “will not pass”.
Following Trump's announcement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said “a thousand no's” to the plan.
The American plan has sparked widespread international condemnation.
The deal of century ploy, fronted by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, had already been rejected by the Palestinians, who say the White House's policies have been blatantly biased in favor of Israel.
Palestinians have cut off all contacts with the Trump administration since the US president broke with decades of bipartisan policy to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israel in December 2017.
In June 2018, Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated the need for a referendum among “true Palestinians of all faiths,” being Muslims, Christians or Jews, adding that such a move would lead to the establishment of the Palestinian government.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the referendum and the subsequent formation of such a governing system would eventually translate into the destruction of the "bogus regime" of Israel in the not-too-distant future.
