Iran:

Saudi Arabia Loser of Anti-Iran Dangerous Game

Rasa - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari underlined that the Saudi government is supporting terrorists and extremists, and said that the Riyadh government will be the ultimate loser of the game it has started.

News ID: 430566

Date: 25 June 2017 - 00:30

RNA - “Saudis have run a dangerous game and will eventually be its losers,” Jaberi Ansari said on Saturday.

Jaberi Ansari’s remarks came in reaction to the recent remarks made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister reiterated that the coincidence of Saudi officials’ statements with terrorist attacks in Tehran earlier in June is meaningful.

The Saudi crown prince had claimed they would take war to Iran and the Saudi foreign minister said they needed to punish Iran.

“We have information that shows the Saudis have had relations and contacts with the anti-Islamic-Revolution groups in the region. The game they started will cause big strategic problems for them.”

He underlined that Saudi Arabia has been supporting terrorists and trying to export terrorist ideas, and with its recent actions, Riyadh tried to distract attentions, he said.

In relevant remarks on Monday, Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian underlined the role played by Saudi Arabia in the recent terrorist attacks in Tehran on June 7.

"The recent deadly terror attacks in Tehran were carried out on request of Saudi Arabia’s security and spy services," Amir Abdollahian said.

He reiterated that the existing documents are proof of the US and Saudi Arabia’s continued support for terrorist groups in the region and the world, and said, "Their strategy and policy is to draw out regional crises in order to carry out their own agendas such as arms sales."

After the attacks, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that his country had obtained intelligence showing that Saudi Arabia was “actively” propping up terrorist groups along Iranian eastern and western borders.

Riyadh has severed its diplomatic relations with Iran. The Tehran attacks came hot on the heels of specially adversarial comments and threats by high-ranking Saudi authorities.

Last month, Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia would work to move “the battle” to Iran.

Also, on June 6, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Iran had to be “punished” for what he called “its interference in the region.” The Tehran attacks happened less than a day later.

On June 7, gunmen mounted almost simultaneous assaults on Iran’s Parliament and the Mausoleum of the late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, which killed 18 people and injured 50 more. The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assaults. Iran has arrested dozens of terrorists since the Tehran attacks.

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