29 Mar 2024
Monday 30 May 2016 - 14:34
Story Code : 216235

Iran: Saudi FM acts like modern day nomads in modern cities

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezayee blasted Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir for his interfering remarks about the regional states, and said he speaks and acts like nomads who have just arrived in a modern city.

"Mr. Jubeir, the new Saudi minister, says that the Iraqi government is not entitled to take Iran's help to defend the country; on one hand, they assume occupation of Yemen as their legal right and they enter Bahrain with tanks and on the other hand, they don't want to protect the lives of the citizens of other nations during the Hajj rituals and trouble issuance of visa (for the Iranian pilgrims)," Rezayee, also former top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), wrote on his Instagram page on Monday.

"His behavior is like primitive people and nomads who have come to the city recently and have cushed their camels in the middle of Riyadh's square," he added.

Rezayee invited Jubeir to Iran to be trained in politics and diplomacy.

In interfering remarks on Sunday, Jubeir claimed that Iraqs problem is religious conflicts caused by the Iranian interference, adding that Saudi Arabia insists on the withdrawal of Iranian troops from Iraq.

Iran has been helping Iraq and Syria in their fight against terrorism by sending military advisors upon the demand of the two countries' governments.

Jubeir's comments came as evidence and proofs show that Riyadh is instead supporting the terrorist groups in the two Muslim states to topple their legal governments.

Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran on January 3 following demonstrations held in front of its embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad by angry protesters censuring the Al Saud family for the execution of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Riyadh on January 2.

Nimrs execution caused international outrage and sparked anti-Saudi demonstrations in many other countries.

Riyadh has been attempting to rock the boat in relations between Iran and other world states and has spared no efforts to pressure Tehran.

Saudi Arabias General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) claimed in April that Mahan Air was banned due to alleged violations of local safety rules. The GACA claimed in a statement that several violations related to airline safety had been committed by Mahan Air.

Immediately after the announcement, Director of Civil Aviation Organization Reza Jafarzadeh said Iranian airlines had never tried to land or make any request to fly in the Saudi airspace.

In a statement at the time, Jafarzadeh said Saudi authorities should explain why they claim they have withdrawn licenses given to Mahan Air to land in the Persian Gulf kingdom or fly in its airspace over safety claims.

No Iranian airline, including Mahan Air, has ever asked to land in Saudi Arabia or fly in its airspace. Iranian airlines have stopped their flight services to Saudi Arabia altogether. It just doesnt make any sense for the Saudis to question the safety of Iranian jet airliners, he added.

This is while trade between Iran and Saudi Arabia has mostly been small and each year only Iranian pilgrims travel to the kingdom for the Hajj pilgrimage.

Also last month, IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said Saudi Arabia is masterminding terrorist attacks on the Islamic Republic by training and funding terrorist groups along the borders.

Speaking to reporters, Pakpour saidIran has arrested terrorists that have confessed to their affiliation toSaudi Arabia and some other Persian Gulf Arab states.

Pakpour said Riyadh is striving hard to make Iran insecure, and added, "Right now,countries like the United ArabEmirates and Saudi Arabia are engaged in organizing and equipping these groups but the reason why no terrorist act is committed is due to our preparedness."

By Fars News Agency
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