Shafaq News- Tehran
Iran condemned on Sunday comments by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggesting Israel could expand “from the Nile to the Euphrates,” accusing Washington of backing Israeli expansion.
On X, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the remark showed “American active complicity” in what he described as Israel’s expansionist policies and regional aggression, warning such rhetoric would “embolden” Israel to continue actions against Palestinians and other nations in the Middle East.
Huckabee made the comments in an interview aired Friday with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson. Asked about biblical borders extending from the Euphrates River to the Nile River, Huckabee said, “It would be fine if they took it all.” He later backtracked and described the remark as “somewhat of a hyperbolic statement,” claiming that Israel was not seeking to take over the region.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Arab League, and several Arab governments, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, also criticized the remarks, according to earlier statements.