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The first day of the meetings, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Twitter that the meeting with Arab leaders was to reach a “common interest of war with Iran".<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/benjamin-netanyahu-hastily-deletes-tweet-calling-for-war-with-iran Benjamin Netanyahu hastily deletes tweet calling for 'war with Iran'</ref><ref></ref> Later the tweet was deleted.<ref></ref> The first day of the meetings, Israeli Prime Minister, ], wrote on Twitter that the meeting with Arab leaders was to reach a “common interest of war with Iran", repeated in a press release.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/benjamin-netanyahu-hastily-deletes-tweet-calling-for-war-with-iran Benjamin Netanyahu hastily deletes tweet calling for 'war with Iran'</ref><ref></ref> Later the tweet was deleted, and the press release amended to "common interest of combatting Iran".<ref></ref><ref name=nyt-20190213>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/13/world/middleeast/ap-ml-mideast-meeting-israel.html |title=Israeli Leader Sees 'Common Interest' in Confronting Iran |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=New York Times |date=13 February 2019 |accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=pmo-20190213>{{cite press release |url=http://www.pmo.gov.il/English/MediaCenter/Spokesman/Pages/spoke_oman130219.aspx |title=PM Netanyahu's Remarks after his Meeting with Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs |publisher=Prime Minister's Office |location=Israel |date=13 February 2019 |accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref>


Iran has protested over the conference, calling it a hostile move.<ref name="rt">{{cite news |title=Iran not invited, Russia snubs intl conference on Middle East – Warsaw |url=https://www.rt.com/newsline/449359-iran-russia-conference-poland/ |accessdate=26 January 2019 |agency=] |date=21 January 2019}}</ref> The foreign policy chief of the ], ] said that she will not attend the Warsaw meeting, "which has received a cool reception from ]."<ref name="Middle" /><ref name="rt" /> ] also released a statement on 22 January and cited that ] officials will not attend the conference, which it described as an "anti-Iran platform."<ref name="Middle" /> Major European powers such as ] and ], refused to send their top diplomats over fears that the summit was designed mainly to build an alliance against Iran.<ref name="auto"/> Iran has protested over the conference, calling it a hostile move.<ref name="rt">{{cite news |title=Iran not invited, Russia snubs intl conference on Middle East – Warsaw |url=https://www.rt.com/newsline/449359-iran-russia-conference-poland/ |accessdate=26 January 2019 |agency=] |date=21 January 2019}}</ref> The foreign policy chief of the ], ] said that she will not attend the Warsaw meeting, "which has received a cool reception from ]."<ref name="Middle" /><ref name="rt" /> ] also released a statement on 22 January and cited that ] officials will not attend the conference, which it described as an "anti-Iran platform."<ref name="Middle" /> Major European powers such as ] and ], refused to send their top diplomats over fears that the summit was designed mainly to build an alliance against Iran.<ref name="auto"/>
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On 13 and 14 February, a group of supporters of ] that favor "regime change" in the Islamic Republic of Iran, held a rally in Warsaw to coincide with the conference. The organisation was once branded a terrorist group by the United States government. The former New York City Mayor ] attended the rally and demanded stronger policies against the Iranian government and its human-rights violations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/559107/World/Europe/Iranians-rally-in-support-of-resistance-at-Warsaw-Conference|title=Iranians rally in support of resistance at Warsaw Conference|date=13 February 2019|work=Saudi Gazette|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alb-spirit.com/2019/02/13/free-iran-rally-warsaw-calls-recognition-iranian-peoples-right-overthrow-regime/|title=Free Iran Rally in Warsaw calls for recognition of Iranian people's right to overthrow regime|date=13 February 2019|website=Albspirit|language=en-US|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-resistance/25861-iranians-rally-outside-warsaw-summit-for-second-day-call-for-regime-change/|title=Iranians Rally Outside Warsaw Summit for Second Day, Call for Regime Change|last=Writer|first=Staff|website=Official Website of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. NCRI is a broad coalition of democratic Iranian organizations and personalities founded in 1981 in Tehran by Massoud Rajavi.|language=en-gb|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amp.ft.com/content/0e763c0c-2f91-11e9-8744-e7016697f225|title=Rudy Giuliani appears on stage with anti-Tehran group once branded terrorists|website=amp.ft.com|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> On 13 and 14 February, a group of supporters of ] that favor "regime change" in the Islamic Republic of Iran, held a rally in Warsaw to coincide with the conference. The organisation was once branded a terrorist group by the United States government. The former New York City Mayor ] attended the rally and demanded stronger policies against the Iranian government and its human-rights violations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/559107/World/Europe/Iranians-rally-in-support-of-resistance-at-Warsaw-Conference|title=Iranians rally in support of resistance at Warsaw Conference|date=13 February 2019|work=Saudi Gazette|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alb-spirit.com/2019/02/13/free-iran-rally-warsaw-calls-recognition-iranian-peoples-right-overthrow-regime/|title=Free Iran Rally in Warsaw calls for recognition of Iranian people's right to overthrow regime|date=13 February 2019|website=Albspirit|language=en-US|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-resistance/25861-iranians-rally-outside-warsaw-summit-for-second-day-call-for-regime-change/|title=Iranians Rally Outside Warsaw Summit for Second Day, Call for Regime Change|last=Writer|first=Staff|website=Official Website of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. NCRI is a broad coalition of democratic Iranian organizations and personalities founded in 1981 in Tehran by Massoud Rajavi.|language=en-gb|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amp.ft.com/content/0e763c0c-2f91-11e9-8744-e7016697f225|title=Rudy Giuliani appears on stage with anti-Tehran group once branded terrorists|website=amp.ft.com|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref>


Speaking at the rally held by several hundred MEK supporters in Warsaw,former New York Mayor Mr. Giuliani said any peace plan in the region needs a “major change in the theocratic dictatorship in Iran”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/0e763c0c-2f91-11e9-8744-e7016697f225|title=Subscribe to read|website=Financial Times}}</ref> Speaking at the rally held by several hundred ] (MEK) supporters in Warsaw, former New York Mayor Mr. Giuliani said any peace plan in the region needs a “major change in the theocratic dictatorship in Iran”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/0e763c0c-2f91-11e9-8744-e7016697f225|title=Subscribe to read|website=Financial Times}}</ref>


Speakers at MEK rally in Warsaw also included Sid Ahmad Ghozali, a former prime minister of Algeria, Robert Torricelli, a former US Democratic senator, along with several members of Polish parliament.<ref>[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/13/president-trumps-lawyer-rudy-giulianis-bashing-iran-poland-mek-mujahedeen-khalq/2857564002/ Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani's side project: Bashing Iran, in Poland</ref> Speakers at MEK rally in Warsaw also included Sid Ahmad Ghozali, a former prime minister of Algeria, Robert Torricelli, a former US Democratic senator, along with several members of Polish parliament.<ref>[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/13/president-trumps-lawyer-rudy-giulianis-bashing-iran-poland-mek-mujahedeen-khalq/2857564002/ Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani's side project: Bashing Iran, in Poland</ref>

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February 2019 Warsaw conference
Host country Poland
Date13–14 February 2019
CitiesWarsaw, Poland
Participants

February 2019 Warsaw Conference, commonly known as the US-led Middle East conference in Warsaw, took place on 13 and 14 February 2019 in Warsaw, capital of Poland. The conference was hosted by Poland and the United States. According to the joint official announcement of the meeting, the issues of the event were: “terrorism and extremism, missile development and proliferation, maritime trade and security, and threats posed by proxy groups across the region”. In early February, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said that the purpose of the conference is to focus on "Iran’s influence and terrorism in the region". However, after the European objections to the purpose, the United States was forced to backtrack on planning to build a global coalition against Iran.

Press Conference

Secretary Pompeo Participates in a Joint Press Conference With Polish Foreign Minister Czaputowicz

On 12 February, US Secretary of States and Polish Foreign Minister had a press conference, one day before the summit on the “peace and security for the Middle East” officially begins. Pompeo said that more than 60 states are participating in the Warsaw summit.

Reactions

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (February 2019)

The first day of the meetings, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, wrote on Twitter that the meeting with Arab leaders was to reach a “common interest of war with Iran", repeated in a press release. Later the tweet was deleted, and the press release amended to "common interest of combatting Iran".

Iran has protested over the conference, calling it a hostile move. The foreign policy chief of the European Union, Federica Mogherini said that she will not attend the Warsaw meeting, "which has received a cool reception from European countries." Russia's Foreign Ministry also released a statement on 22 January and cited that Russian officials will not attend the conference, which it described as an "anti-Iran platform." Major European powers such as Germany and France, refused to send their top diplomats over fears that the summit was designed mainly to build an alliance against Iran.

British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, agreed to attend the summit but only on the condition that the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia hold a meeting on the margins about Yemen.

Speaking in Warsaw, US Vice president called the regime in Iran the “greatest threat to peace and security in the Middle East”. Mike Pence, criticized some European countries trying to weaken US sanctions against Iran and said Iran is after “another holocaust”.

Former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani said in a press conference in Warsaw that Tehran should be isolated

Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to United states said the reason for his taking part in Warsaw summit was, “"to take a firm stand against forces that threaten the future of peace and security," in particular Iranian.

On 13 and 14 February, a group of supporters of the national Council of Resistance of Iran organisation that favor "regime change" in the Islamic Republic of Iran, held a rally in Warsaw to coincide with the conference. The organisation was once branded a terrorist group by the United States government. The former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attended the rally and demanded stronger policies against the Iranian government and its human-rights violations.

Speaking at the rally held by several hundred Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) supporters in Warsaw, former New York Mayor Mr. Giuliani said any peace plan in the region needs a “major change in the theocratic dictatorship in Iran”.

Speakers at MEK rally in Warsaw also included Sid Ahmad Ghozali, a former prime minister of Algeria, Robert Torricelli, a former US Democratic senator, along with several members of Polish parliament.

See also

References

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