Iran Denies Seeking Tunisian Mediation for Mending Ties with Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as unfounded a report claiming that Tehran has requested Tunis to mediate in the tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia. “Iran has made no requests to Tunisia for mediation between Iran and Saudi Arabia and this report is rejected,” Qassemi told reporters on Wednesday when asked […]
Iran Rejects Arab League Statement, Urges End to Saudi Aggression on Yemen
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the final statement of a recent Arab League summit in Cairo, urging Saudi Arabia to stop its “savage aggression” against Yemen and push for negotiated solutions to regional conflicts. In comments on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the Arab League summit’s final statement as a Saudi Arabian […]
Qatar, boycotters engage in heated argument at Arab League meeting
A furious war of words erupts between diplomats from Qatar and the Saudi-led quartet of its boycotters at an Arab League meeting, months into the worst diplomatic crisis to hit the Persian Gulf region in decades. On Tuesday, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad al-Muraikhi took the podium at the event […]