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Saudi Warplanes Continue to Bomb Areas across Yemen 26 Nov 2017

Saudi Warplanes Continue to Bomb Areas across Yemen

TEHRAN  – Saudi warplanes carried out new airstrikes against several areas across Yemen, inflicting more human loss and material damage on the country. The Saudi warplanes launched on Saturday four raids on northern province of Sa’ada, a security official told Yemen’s Saba News Agency. The Saudi fighter jets carried out two raids on al-Hamaqi and […]

White House says committed to support Riyadh against Tehran 26 Nov 2017

White House says committed to support Riyadh against Tehran

The White House released a statement on Friday saying it remains “committed to supporting Saudi Arabia and all our [Persian] Gulf partners against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ aggression and blatant violations of international law.” It also accused Iran of destabilizing Saudi Arabia through arming Houthi fighters in Yemen. “Backed by the Iranian Islamic […]

Lebanon’s Walid Jumblatt calls for Saudi-Iranian discussions 26 Nov 2017

Lebanon’s Walid Jumblatt calls for Saudi-Iranian discussions

Top Lebanese Druze politician Walid Jumblatt on Saturday called on Saudi Arabia to enter dialogue with Iran. It is very difficult to stop the war unless issues are overcome and discussions are held with Iranians, Reuters quoted Jumblatt as saying. “Enough of the destruction and siege in Yemen and enough of the human and material […]

Iran, Saudi Arabia not to play each other in neutral venues 25 Nov 2017

Iran, Saudi Arabia not to play each other in neutral venues

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ordered Iranian and Saudi Arabian teams should not meet each other in neutral venues. In March 2016, AFC had ruled the clubs from Saudi Arabia and Iran had to play each other at neutral venues. The decision was taken after two countries failed to resolve their political differences ahead of […]

25 Nov 2017

Tehran Blasts Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman’s Anti-Iran Remarks

Tehran on Friday strongly rejected the recent anti-Iran remarks by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying he’d better think about what happened to other regional dictators. In an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, Bin Salman had made an analogy between Iran’s growing regional influence and Germany’s hegemonic policies in the Hitler […]

22 Nov 2017

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 […]

US Warns Citizens against Travelling to Saudi Arabia 22 Nov 2017

US Warns Citizens against Travelling to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN – The US State Department has cautioned its citizens “to carefully consider” travelling to Saudi Arabia, citing persisting terrorist threats and a spillover of violence from Yemen across the border. The travel warning, issued on Tuesday, warned of the threat of ballistic missiles fired from Yemen into the kingdom, Al Jazeera reported. “In the […]

Qatari FM Blames Saudi Bloc for Regional Chaos 21 Nov 2017

Qatari FM Blames Saudi Bloc for Regional Chaos

TEHRAN  – Warning of “dark ages” in the Middle East, Qatar’s chief diplomat on Monday accused its neighboring states of perpetuating “drama and discord” as part of a “dangerous game of power”. “Regional players are acting irresponsibly, taking a political gamble with the lives of other nations’ citizens with no exit strategy,” Qatari Foreign Minister […]

Iran Rejects Arab League Statement, Urges End to Saudi Aggression on Yemen 20 Nov 2017

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 […]

Saudi Arabia Recalls Ambassador to Berlin 18 Nov 2017

Saudi Arabia Recalls Ambassador to Berlin

TEHRAN  – Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Berlin in protest over the German foreign minister’s comments regarding Lebanon’s resigned Prime Minister Saad Hariri, according to Saudi state media Saturday. Saudi Arabia reacted to Sigmar Gabriel, who harshly criticized the foreign policy of the Riyadh administration, especially with the resignation of former Lebanese Prime […]