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Saturday 18 October 2014 - 07:48

Prince of Terror attacks Iran

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Prince of Terror attacks Iran
Saud al-Faisal said that Tehran should pull its troops — which he called “occupying forces” — from the three Mideast nations stricken by conflicts and violence if it wants to be part of the solution.

Al-Faisal did not elaborate on his allegations.

Iran insists it has no forces on the ground in any of the three countries, but has sent advisers to help Syrian President Bashar Assad keep his hold on power and to the Shiite-led government in Baghdad to battle Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS).

Iran is Syria’s strongest ally in the Middle East, and has provided Assad’s government with military and political backing for years. Iran also is believed to be sending weapons and money to Syria.

Saudi Arabia has joined the U.S.-led coalition in air strikes against ISIS fighters who have taken over parts of Iraq and Syria, saying it seeks to both support the Syrian opposition battling Assad and crush the extremist fighters.

“In many of these conflicts, Iran is part of the problem and not part of the solution,” al-Faisal said during a press conference in the Saudi city of Jiddah with visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

“If Iran wants to contribute to solving the problems in Syria, it should withdraw its troops from Syria,” he said, adding the same applies to Yemen and Iraq.

Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have also joined in airstrikes against the extremist group, while Qatar is providing logistical support.

What Al Saud is omitting is that it is the Kingdom which with its millions of dollars and political backing has enabled groups such as ISIS and Al Qaeda in the region, thus helping bring about the terror network the region has come to fear.

If any country should indeed abstain from giving moral lessons it is in fact Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of radicalism. If it wasn’t for the Wahhabis ISIS would have never come to be and terror would not have set alight the region.
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