Velayati made the remarks in a Sunday statement commemorating the 40th anniversary of the massacre of oppressed Palestinian people in Sabra and Shatila, cautioning those who are seeking to normalize ties with the Zionist regime. The Sabra and Shatila massacres are a disgraceful stain for the regime, he said, noting that the heinous act is one of the most important criteria of lack of legitimacy and international popularity for the Zionist oppressors. The Phalanges militia in Lebanon raided Palestinian camps in Sabra and Shatila from 16 to 18 September 1982 under the baseless excuse that Bachir Pierre Gemayel, a Lebanese...