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Wednesday 17 August 2016 - 10:20
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Tehran urges Riyadh to put up with Iran's growing influence in region

Riyadh should put up with Tehran's growing role in the region as it is "the result of natural developments", the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.





MOSCOW (Sputnik) Saudi Arabia must come toterms withthe fact that Iran has increased its influence inthe region and abandon inappropriate behavior because Tehran's patience is not limitless, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Tuesday.
"If certain developments have happened inIraq that have increased Iran's weight inthe region compared withSaudi Arabia, it is not a result ofIran's interest inimposing its hegemony, butthe result ofnatural developments inthe region. If Saudi Arabia cannot bear these developments, it is not our fault We hope that it can overcome this symptom and start constructive interactions withits neighbors, specially Iran," Qassemi was quoted assaying byFARS news agency.


He added that the Saudi Arabain approach is unacceptable and "any country had a limited degree ofpatience and tolerance."

Earlier inAugust, the Arab Human Rights Forum, an Arab Gulf parliamentary initiative, held a meeting dedicated tothe "Iranian threats."

By Sputnik

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