Regional countries must unite to fight against Trump's decision on Golan: Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday that regional countries must unite to fight against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognise the Golan Heights as part of Israel. Trump signed a proclamation on Monday officially granting U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory.

"The excessive demands of the Zionist regime and the wrong decisions of Washington necessitate closer cooperation among regional countries," Rouhani was quoted as saying by the state broadcaster IRIB in a phone call with Iraq's Adel Abdul Mahdi. Rouhani said developments in the Golan Heights were "very dangerous for regional security".