Saudi Arabia denounces Iran’s “aggressive” statement against Bahrain   YouTube
Channel: Big News
Date: 2015-07-28

The Saudi foreign minister has denounced as aggressive a statement by Iran, which had accused Bahrain of stocking tensions in the region.

Adel Jubeir made the comment at a joint a joint news conference with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini. He said the remarks were unacceptable for his country. The reaction came after Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham rejected a claim by Manama accusing Tehran of involvement in smuggling arms to the tiny kingdom. She said Bahrain is seeking to destabilize the region through such accusations. Afkham also called on Manama to pay attention to the root causes of its problems instead. Saudi Arabia has been playing a key role in the crackdown on protesters in Bahrain since February 20-11. In another front, Riyadh also started its deadly war on Yemen in late March, which has resulted in a massive civilian death toll and still continues to claim lives in the impoverished nation.