Iran Refutes Accusations Made at Manama Meeting

In comments on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi decried the baseless and worthless remarks and bogus allegations made against Iran by certain states at the IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies) Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.

 “The countries that themselves spawn and spread terrorism and extremism, have interfered in the internal affairs of others by trampling on the principles of good neighborliness, and have undermined regional security by attracting alien forces, could not attribute their self-created problems to the Islamic Republic of Iran by putting the blame on others,” Mousavi underlined.

 “The Saudi-led military aggression against Yemen, slaughter of tens of thousands of innocent women and children, and destruction of all infrastructures in that country and resorting to colonialist behavior in an effort to overthrow the legitimate governments and establish client regimes will not be wiped from the historical memory of the public opinion in the region and the world,” he stressed.

The spokesman also called on the countries that have raised allegations against Iran at the meeting in Bahrain to abandon illusion, accept the realities, and exercise dialogue and collective cooperation to ensure regional stability, security and progress.

In comments at the second plenary session of the IISS Manama Dialogue 2019, Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir accused Iran of treading the path of darkness and destruction.

He also blamed a September attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility on Iran, saying, “The question is whether Iran can abandon its ambition to propagate the revolution and respect sovereignty.”

The United Arab Emirates Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash also took the podium at the meeting to criticize Iran.

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