Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared the United States and Israeli governments enemies of the global Muslim community on the occasion of Islamic Unity Week. He argued that the US and Israel are hostile to the Muslim Ummah, including countries in West Asia and North Africa, and appealed to leaders of Islamic nations not to participate in US economic sanctions. Khamenei's statement comes amid heightened US economic pressure on Iran. The US has threatened to sanction countries that help fund the Iranian government and recently added a UAE branch of an Egyptian bank to its sanctions list.
