Iran and Turkey blast ‘shameful’ Israel-Bahrain normalization deal

By Zach Halaschak

Published September 12, 2020 3:11pm ET

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Iran and Turkey blast ‘shameful’ Israel-Bahrain normalization deal — President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Washington. Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by Trump and his administration to fully integrate the Jewish state into the Middle East. From left, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Vice President Mike Pence, Trump, Jared Kushner and U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Iran and Turkey are pushing back after the second Arab country in less than a month made a historic decision to normalize ties with Israel.

On Friday, the island-nation of Bahrain announced it would become the fourth Arab country to sign a deal with the Jewish state. The move comes after the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalization in August. Iran’s foreign ministry blasted the diplomatic overture on Saturday.

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