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Tuesday 30 May 2017 - 22:22
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Mattis anti-Iran claims reciprocation of Saudi extravagance: Qassemi



Press TV- Iran says the recent claims made by US Defense Secretary James Mattis against the Islamic Republic were reciprocation forSaudi Arabias profligacyduring President Donald Trumps visit to Riyadh.

Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Tuesday rejected the US defense secretarys allegations that an alleged plot by Iranians to kill the former Saudi ambassador to Washington, Adel al-Jubeir, was an operation approved at the highest level.
The aforementioned accusations by US defense secretary about the [failed] assassination of an Arab ambassador in Washington by Iran are a fabricated and unfounded scenario, Qassemi said, adding, US divisive policies vis--vis Muslim countries are among this countrys strategic objectives with the purpose of creating fabricatedand fakethreats to plunder the assets of the regional people.
He said some warmongering officials in the US and Saudi Arabia, as its ally in the Persian Gulf region, are pursuing such a false scenario, adding that the Islamic Republic paid no heed to such baseless accusations.

It was not surprising that Mattis made such allegations only a few days after the US presidents trip to Riyadh, because leveling groundless claims was an option for Washington to make up for Saudisgenerosity, Qassemi added.

On his first overseas trip since taking office, President Trump attended a signing ceremony on May 20 for almost $110 billion worth of military equipment to support Saudi Arabia's military.

The Iranian spokesperson emphasized that Washingtons double standard-driven approach to terrorism poses a serious threat to stability and security across the world, particularly in the Middle East region.

He warned that the continuation of such policies would damage the prospects of the international communitys success infighting the ominous and dangerous phenomenon of terrorism.

In a televised interview with CBSs Face the Nation this week, Mattis claimed that the Iranian officials are not looking out for the best interests of their people.

Youve got this revolutionary cause that then causes them to go around creating mischief everywhere else; including trying to murder an Arab ambassador fewer than two miles away from the White House a couple of years ago, he claimed.

Jubeir, who now serves as the Saudi foreign minister, escaped a failed assassination attempt in 2011. Iran has vehemently denied any involvement in the alleged plot.

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