Iran slams Saudi-led coalition’s attack on Yemen’s Al Hudaydah
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has blasted the Saudi-led coalition’s latest attack on the port city of Al Hudaydah in Yemen. In a statement on Thursday, the Iranian spokesman censured the attack saying, “there is no military solution to Yemen crisis and aggressors should stop their assaults.” The Iranian diplomat expressed concern about aggravation […]
Saudi Arabia Had Held Lebanese PM Captive Last Nov., Macron Says
French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed credit for solving a political crisis in Lebanon last year and stated publicly that Saudi Arabia had held Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri for several weeks. Lebanon was plunged into crisis in November when Hariri resigned as prime minister while in Saudi Arabia, saying he feared assassination. Lebanese officials accused […]
US-Saudi unholy coop. deprives region of peace, development
Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that as long as the “unholy, expansionist cooperation” exists between US and Saudi Arabia, regional nations will have a hard time enjoying security, peace, and economic and humanitarian development. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that in reaction to the remarks made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
Saudi Jets Continue Pounding Yemen
TEHRAN– Saudi warplanes carried out new airstrikes against several areas across Yemen, inflicting more human loss and material damage on the country. In northern province of Jizan, the Saudi Apache helicopters fired 16 missiles on Qamar and Qwa villages and the warplanes conducted an airstrike on Jarah valley, Yemen’s official Saba News Agency reported. In […]
Saudi rulers symbols of aggression, crime in ME: Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the current rulers of Saudi Arabia have turned themselves into symbols of aggression and crime in the Middle East. In a Wednesday statement, Ghasemi vehemently slammed therecent anti-Iran remarks made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeirduring their visit to France. He said the Saudi rulers have put their names and that of their country in […]
Saudi crown prince illiterate of history, geography: FM Spox
“The claims of Saudi crown prince show the fact that he had studied neither history nor geography,” said Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday. “An Islamic country with pompous claims had degraded itself to the level of Zionist occupiers,” said Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry. Ghasemi made the […]
Yemenis fire missiles toward S Arabia in response to bombardments
Iran’s First Vice President said on Tuesday that Iran rejects allegations of arming Yemenis while Yemen is under blockade, adding Yemeni missile attack take place in response to three years of Saudi bombardment. Es’hagh Jahangiri made the remarks in the town of Shahriar near Iran’s capital Tehran on Tuesday. Referring to the ongoing conflicts in some countries […]
Saudi Arabia main sponsor of terrorism in world
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said here on Saturday that Saudi Arabia is the main sponsor of terrorism, insecurity, instability and extremism in the region and world. He termed remarks of Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in US-based Brookings Institution as “hypocritical, void and free from reality” and added, “this is […]
Iran to UK: Don’t trade global security for economic interests
Iran’s FM spokesman, reacting to the recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince to London and their anti-Iran remarks, advised Britain not to trade global peace and security for transient economic interests. “It is an interesting irony that British officials would make such remarks against Iran in meeting with Saudi authorities who have launched war on […]
Joke of the year: May says links with Saudi Arabia have saved British lives
Theresa May defended Britain’s links to defense and security ally Saudi Arabia in parliament on Wednesday, saying cooperation had helped save the lives of hundreds of people. “The link that we have with Saudi Arabia is historic, it is an important one, and it has saved the lives of potentially hundreds of people in this […]