West, Israel against Muslim military organization: Iran MP

Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:12PM GMT

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Leaders of Muslim countries pose during the official photo taking session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 14, 2012.

Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kowsari says the US and Israel are trying to scare Muslim countries of accepting Tehran’s proposal to establish an Islamic military organization.


“The Iranophobia is promoted by the global arrogance and Zionists and now that establishing a military organization consisting of Muslim countries has been proposed, they are trying to scare Muslim leaders of forming an alliance with Iran,” he said Sunday.

Member of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee added that various groups of countries have forged different alliances with each other such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) and the Central-Eastern European Treaty Organization (CEETO).


“Iran’s proposal for the establishment of a joint military organization consisting of Muslim countries will turn Muslim nations into a single force,” Kowsari said.

He added that the international community must realize that Muslim nations have binding and strong agreements with one other, and the establishment of a joint Muslim military organization will facilitate unity of the Muslim world.

On January 26, 2013, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said the Islamic Republic has called for the establishment of a joint military organization among Muslim states to defend the rights of the oppressed people.

Iran first called for the establishment of a defense treaty among Muslim countries in August 2012.

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