Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Intimidates Iran Weeks Before Tehran Terrorist Attacks

Rasa - Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in challenging remarks made a few weeks ago warned that his country would take the battle to Iranian soil.

News ID: 430191

Date: 07 June 2017 - 23:31

RNA - The 31-year-old prince who is second in line to the throne and serves as defense minister, said early May that Saudi Arabia would fight what he called Iran’s efforts to extend its influence.

“We are a primary target for the Iranian regime,” Bin Salman added, accusing Iran of seeking to take over Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia.

“We won’t wait for the battle to be in Saudi Arabia. Instead, we’ll work so that the battle is for them in Iran,” he added.

Just hours before the two terrorist attacks in Tehran which killed and wounded several people, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir also underlined that Iran must be punished for what he claimed as interference in the region and support for terrorist organizations.

Jubeir, who is in Paris since Tuesday, claimed that Iran is a host for some Al-Qaeda leaders as well as other commanders from other terrorist organizations.

The minister further urged Iran not to interfere, alleging that Tehran is the number one supporter for terrorism in the world.

For Iran to be a “normal state,” it must respect international law, he said, adding that the Iranian government’s “political ideas” are completely rejected.

Four unknown male assailants attacked the parliament building in Iranian capital, killing and scores of people in the hallway on Wednesday morning. Also, another group of terrorists raided the holy shrine of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, South of the Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing and wounding tens of people in a bomb attack and a shooting spree.

The Iranian security and Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces killed all the four terrorists who attacked the parliament building on Wednesday morning, bringing the situation under control after several hours of clashes on evening.

Meantime, caretaker of Iran's emergency unit announced that the number of martyred people in the two terrorist attacks on the parliament and the holy shrine of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in Tehran has increased to 12, adding that 42 people were wounded.

The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the Wednesday morning terrorist attacks at the Iranian parliament and the holy shrine of late Imam Khomeini in Tehran.

Amaq news website affiliated to the ISIL reported that the Takfiri terrorist group has claimed the responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Tehran.

Iran and Saudi Arabia stand on opposite sides of the conflicts in Syria and Yemen. Besides Riyadh aggression against Yemen -- which has killed over 14,100 people, including hundreds of women and children -- as well as sending troops to Bahrain, the US and Saudi Arabia, along with a number of their regional allies, stand accused of providing weapons and funding various militant groups wreaking havoc in countries like Syria and Iraq. Tehran supports Damascus government and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the 6-year-long bloody war in the Arab country and is at odds with Riyadh and its allies over their deadly campaign against the Damascus and Baghdad.

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