Speaking to reporters at a presser on Monday, Esmaeil Baqaei reacted to Kazakhstan’s announcement of joining the Abraham Accords.
He said that, in principle, Iran believes a regime that has committed continuous genocide and aggressive actions against other countries does not deserve any form of recognition or normalization.
Baqaei stated that Iran rejects the overall concept of normalization with the Israeli regime.
He added that Kazakhstan has had relations with the Zionist regime for over three decades, and the recent declaration appears to be an attempt to show that the Israeli regime is not isolated.
The spokesperson also stated that the US, through such theatrical actions, seeks to facilitate the continuation of genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Kazakhstan has officially pledged to join the Abraham Accords, a series of US-brokered agreements launched in 2020 to normalize diplomatic relations between the Israeli regime and Arab nations.
US President Donald Trump expanded the accords by securing Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s commitment to sign the agreement during a phone call attended by the two leaders and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The call was made from the Oval Office during a visit by Tokayev to Washington for the C5+1 summit, a gathering involving the leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the United States. The US also finalized a $1.1 billion dollar deal granting an American firm rights to develop Kazakhstan’s critical minerals deposits.
At the C5+1 summit, Trump made the gesture by inviting Tokayev to join a phone call with Netanyahu to reaffirm Kazakhstan’s intent to join the initiative.