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The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused Saudi Arabia of fanning tensions with Tehran in a bid to cover-up for its failures at home and abroad.
“Today, we have better relations with Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar. We may have problems with a couple of countries such as Saudi Arabia, which they have fanned,” Rouhani told Iranian television on Tuesday.
“Saudi Arabia is seeking today to solve two fundamental problems…the first reason is that Saudi Arabia failed in Qatar and failed in Iraq and in Syria and finally failed in Lebanon as well,” he added. “The second reason is the situation inside Saudi Arabia, the situation is tense and there are internal disputes, so they portray Iran as an enemy to cover up their failure and their internal problems.”
Already existing tensions between Riyadh and Tehran spiked in recent weeks.
The latest jolt came after the Saudis accused Iran of supplying Yemen’s Ansarullah movement with a missile that targeted Riyadh’s international airport earlier in November.
Tehran dismissed the allegations and vehemently denied any involvement in the attack.
Source: LualuaTV, Edited by Website Team
