Iran Blasts Saudi FM for "Big Lies"

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Iranian foreign ministry lashed out at Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir for his "big lies" and allegations that Tehran is supporting terrorism, reminding him of Iran's pioneering role in fighting terrorist groups.

News ID: 67718

Date: 25 December 2017 - 14:38

"Such comments don’t need a response; the reality is that the era of big lies and such lies has ended and today we are living in the world of communications and everyone is aware of the Islamic Republic of Iran's policies and Iran's practical measures in the fight against terrorism," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi told reporters in Tehran on Monday.

He advised the Saudi top diplomat not to be proud of the goods and weapons that his country has purchased from foreign states with petrodollars, stressing that they can be effective in short term but will bring bad reputation and disgrace for him and his government in the long run.

In relevant remarks in 2016, Qassemi had blasted Saudi Arabia for spreading the Wahhabism ideology in a bid to increase the terrorist and extremist activities in the Middle East.

"The world has come to learn that Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism, the radical ideology freely preached in the Arab country, are to blame for the violent acts of extremism in the Middle East region and elsewhere," Qassemi said.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman reiterated that Saudi Arabia’s attempts to cover up its role in the spread of terrorism and extremism in the region have failed.

"Despite Saudi Arabia’s constant attempts to hide such realities as its involvement in the world’s most horrific terrorist operation and child-killing in Yemen by using petrodollars, today, the world has well learned that the source of these scourges is the Saudi regime and the fake ideology of Wahhabism, which is the basis for the country’s political livelihood,” Qassemi added.