Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim countries to sever their political and economic ties with Israel, according to Iran’s state-run Press TV.

“The issue that is in the hands of the officials of the Muslim countries is to cut off the vital lifelines of the Zionist regime,” Khamenei said according to Press TV, adding, “The Muslim countries should severe their political and economic contact with the Zionist regime and not help this regime.”