Spokesman:

Iran Sees Bin Salman Naive Illusionist

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi blasted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for his recent anti-Iran remarks, describing him as a simple-minded illusionist.

News ID: 69226

Date: 16 March 2018 - 17:17

"His words are not worth to be replied as he is a simple-minded illusionist who speaks nothing but bitterness and lies,” Qassemi said late on Thursday in reaction to bin Salman's remarks made in an interview with the US CBS news network.

He added that bin Salman sees politics and shrewdness in untimely bawdy remarks out of lack of wisdom.

"Iran attaches respect and importance to all its neighboring countries, countries of the world, and other nations, regardless of their area size, military and economic power, and domestic and international reputation," reiterated the Iranian diplomat.

Qassemi underlined that Iran has always sought a powerful, secure, and stable region rather than a powerful country and that’s why the Islamic Republic of Iran compromises with all its neighboring countries and invites them to dialogue, especially those ill-minded obstinate enemies, out of wisdom, benevolence, shrewdness, and rationality which are rooted in experience, knowledge, culture, and civilization and with Islamic World’s expediency, peace, stability, and security of the region and the world in mind.

Bin Salman in an interview with the CBS news channel said Saudi Arabia would take quick steps to develop nuclear bombs if Iran does so.