Iran's Judiciary Chief Cites US as Parent of All Terrorist Groups

Rasa - Iran's Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani blasted US President Donald Trump for his terrorism allegations against Tehran during his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, and said Washington itself is the creator and main supporter of terrorist groups in the region.

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Date: 29 May 2017 - 19:23

RNA - "The Americans have come from thousands of kilometers away and joined the sword dance with the leaders of a government (Saudi Arabia) which has not experienced any election during its tenure and its ancestors' time and then they call the Islamic Republic as a supporter of terrorism," Amoli Larijani said, addressing the judiciary officials in Tehran on Monday.

"They should be told that they are the father of terrorists and creators of terrorism," he added.

In relevant remarks earlier today, the Iranian foreign ministry lambasted Trump's terrorism allegations against Tehran, describing them as "improper and irrelevant".

"These improper, incorrect and irrelevant positions of certain countries are nothing new and they try to project the blame on others and such remarks are unbelievable and unacceptable," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi told reporters in his weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday.

He lashed out at Trump for traveling to Saudi Arabia as Riyadh is the main supporter of violence and terrorism and has been tried in the US courts for 9/11 terrorist attack, and asked how Iran can be a sponsor of terrorism while the world has witnessed mass participation of people in its recent presidential and other elections in the past.

Also, on Sunday, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Jagarian strongly rejected the terrorism allegations raised against Iran in the recent meeting held between Trump and Arab leaders in Riyadh, stressing that Tehran is one of the main pillars of anti-terrorism campaign in the region.

"They raised many allegations against Iran in the Riyadh meeting, but Russia doesn’t accept these allegations that accuse Iran of helping the terrorists in the region," Jagarian said.

Noting that Iran itself is a victim of terrorism, he said the country has greatly helped Russia in the war against the terrorist groups in Syria.

Asked if Russia would use the Hamadan airbase in Western Iran for anti-terrorism operations in Syria again, Jagarian said that it depends on the conditions in Syria and if necessary, the Russian officials will use the airbase again in coordination with Iranian officials.

"As Russia's ambassador in Iran, I announce that we are highly satisfied with cooperation with Iran in Syria," he added.

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