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IRAN SAYS ENVOY ASSASSINATION PLOT ALLEGATIONS 'FOOLISH'
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 12, 2011 - 13:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. allegations that Iran plotted to assassinate
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington are a "mischievous, foolish"
attempt to fuel tension between Tehran and Riyadh, a senior Iranian
official said Wednesday, October 12.
U.S. authorities said Tuesday that they had broken up a plot by
two men linked to Iran's security agencies to kill the Saudi envoy,
Adel al-Jubeir. One man was arrested last month while the other was
believed to be in Iran.
Parliament speaker Ali Larijani, echoing Iran's official stance,
denied the charges in an open session of parliament.
"These claims are vulgar ... It is a childish and amateur game
... We believe that our neighbors in the region are very well aware
that America is using this story to ruin our relationship with Saudi
Arabia," Larijani told parliament in a speech broadcast live on state
radio, Reuters reported.
Saudi-Iranian tensions have increased since March, when Saudi Arabia
sent troops to help Bahrain's Sunni rulers quell pro-democracy
protesters led by the island's Shi'ite majority, which has long
complained of sectarian discrimination.
Bahrain accused Iran of being behind the unrest, a charge denied by
Tehran and by Bahraini Shi'ite political parties.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 12, 2011 - 13:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. allegations that Iran plotted to assassinate
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington are a "mischievous, foolish"
attempt to fuel tension between Tehran and Riyadh, a senior Iranian
official said Wednesday, October 12.
U.S. authorities said Tuesday that they had broken up a plot by
two men linked to Iran's security agencies to kill the Saudi envoy,
Adel al-Jubeir. One man was arrested last month while the other was
believed to be in Iran.
Parliament speaker Ali Larijani, echoing Iran's official stance,
denied the charges in an open session of parliament.
"These claims are vulgar ... It is a childish and amateur game
... We believe that our neighbors in the region are very well aware
that America is using this story to ruin our relationship with Saudi
Arabia," Larijani told parliament in a speech broadcast live on state
radio, Reuters reported.
Saudi-Iranian tensions have increased since March, when Saudi Arabia
sent troops to help Bahrain's Sunni rulers quell pro-democracy
protesters led by the island's Shi'ite majority, which has long
complained of sectarian discrimination.
Bahrain accused Iran of being behind the unrest, a charge denied by
Tehran and by Bahraini Shi'ite political parties.
From: A. Papazian