Interview with Iran’s Mehr News Agency on normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates:

“This is not a funny comedy at all, but a first-hand tragedy. These are people and countries suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. The UAE does not want to admit that the Zionist regime is an enemy and a criminal, instead it proclaims its love for this regime. They see this executioner as a savior. Our nations and educated class have a great responsibility in questioning these countries that seek the normalization of relations with Israel. We should not treat this as a joke; As we see in the media. This is what the criminal wants. Nations soon forget everything, but the educated class must take a clear stand on this issue.”“UAE suffering from Stockholm Syndrome: Khaled al-Qaddumi,” Mehr News Agency, August 25, 2020, https://en.mehrnews.com/news/162737/UAE-suffering-from-Stockholm-Syndrome-Khaled-al-Qaddumi.