India, May 27 -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday urged Muslim unity and called for coordinated action between Iran and Pakistan in the face of what he described as the "Zionist regime's crimes" in Gaza.

In a series of posts shared on X, formerly Twitter, Khamenei said that "effective, joint efforts by Iran and Pakistan are necessary to stop the Zionist regime's crimes in Gaza," positioning the Palestinian cause as a central concern for the Islamic world.

"Effective, joint efforts by Iran and Pakistan are necessary to stop the Zionist regime's crimes in Gaza. Pakistan's stance on the Palestinian issue has been very commendable. While there have always been inducements for Islamic countries to establish ties with ...