Muslim Brotherhood In Syria Rejects Statement From Parent Organization Declaring Support For Iran In War With Israel: We Will Not Side With 'The Criminals Who Have Destroyed Iraq, Syria, And Yemen', W
On June 18, 2025, Dr. Salah Abdel-Haq, the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) Acting General Guide posted a statement on X (formerly Twitter) declaring the organization's position siding with Iran in its war with Israel. Addressing Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the statement stressed the need for the Muslim nation to stand united, and alleged that Israel understands that it cannot eliminate the Palestinian resistance without targeting its "incubator" – including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood.[1]
On June 19, only hours after the MB statement was released, the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria released its own communique on its X account disavowing any statement issued in the name of the Muslim Brotherhood that "supports the murderers, champions the criminals, and sides, under any pretext, with the project of the criminals who have destroyed Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, and displaced millions of Arabs and Muslims."[2]
Categorically rejecting the significance of the role of Iran and its proxies in the Syrian revolution, the MB in Syria stated: "We reaffirm that our position on the two parties to this crime [i.e. Iran and Israel], who are vying for hegemony and influence in our region to change our religion and humiliate our peoples, as we have seen happen in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon, remain unchanged."
"We disavow both projects, and we will not be deceived by any cunning criminal among them," the Syrian branch declared.
The post emphasized that MB in Syria utterly rejects any statement made by any party that claims to represent the Muslim Brotherhood, or by any official or popular authority claiming to represent Islam and Muslims.
In achieving victory in Syria, claimed the statement, the MB in Syria has never and will never be guided by anything other than their national compass, and that their political calculations will always prioritize "national interests."
Further, it asserted that Muslims need to work diligently to achieve liberation and counter all projects of hegemony, influence, and deception of the masses by those who exploit and distort Islam.
"Only serious, planned action, and not humiliating subservience to criminals and imposters," the statement concluded, adding a prayer for the victory and empowerment for the just causes of the Muslims, foremost among which is the Palestinian cause.
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