The Commander of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Muhammad Baqeri, said, "These days we are facing a great calamity, which was the UAE establishing relations with the occupation, and while all the free people of the world express hatred for relations and friendship with the occupation, one of Iran's neighbors comes to announce with all brazenness the establishment of relations with it."
Here is a list of the 30 “free” countries that do not recognize Israel:
| Afghanistan |
| Algeria |
| Bahrain |
| Bangladesh |
| Bhutan |
| Brunei |
| Comoros |
| Cuba |
| Djibouti |
| Indonesia |
| Iran |
| Iraq |
| Kuwait |
| Lebanon |
| Libya |
| Malaysia |
| Mali |
| Mauritania |
| Morocco |
| Niger |
| North Korea |
| Pakistan |
| Qatar |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Somalia |
| Sudan |
| Syria |
| Tunisia |
| Venezuela |
| Yemen |
This list lines up pretty well with the worst human rights abusers on Earth.