Gulf states should treat the US and Israel, not Iran, as their enemy.

Not in the ledger Claimed by Government of Iran on 30 August 2026.

Taken out of the ledger: Not a claim under the claim standard of 30 Oct 2026 (data-src/p1/DRAFTS.md): an opinion or assessment, not a checkable statement of fact. The statement stays in the record.

The statement

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in a written Telegram message for the Prophet's birthday, urged Gulf rulers to identify and confront their real enemy and called for Muslim unity and mutual defence.

Foreign audience · fa

1. Origin of the claim Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: Khamenei written message on Telegram, reported by Reuters · published 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-g2g6, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-g2g6/

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