Iran’s top diplomat has said a proposal by US President Donald Trump to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip represents a threat to stability and security in the Middle East, AFP reports.

“Forcibly displacing Palestinians from Gaza is part of a scheme to eliminate Palestine in a colonial manner,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a phone call last night with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, according to an Iranian statement.

Araghchi said the plan “poses a serious threat to the stability and security” in the region. According to him, it was “essential that Islamic countries take a firm and unified stance against this project”.

Araghchi yesterday also held talks with his counterparts from Tunisia and Turkiye regarding the situation in Gaza, according to the Iranian foreign ministry.