Tag Archive for "Riyadh"

Iran says Riyadh, UAE ‘involved’ in attack
By Sebastian Clark on February 17, 2022
The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has threatened to take unprecedented action against Saudi Arabia and the UAE over a suicide attack...
Iran says Riyadh, UAE have turned OPEC into US ‘tool’
By Sebastian Clark on September 17, 2021
The Iranian representative to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has accused Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates of taking Iran’s share of...
Riyadh seeking to undermine Dushanbe-Tehran ties
By Sebastian Clark on July 24, 2021
A lawmaker said the recent diplomatic tensions between Iran and Tajikistan are indications that Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has been influenced by Riyadh’s anti-Iran agenda,...
Riyadh sends a message to Tehran on Saudi mufti’s inflammatory comments, al monitor says
By Sebastian Clark on September 13, 2021
Riyadh has sent Tehran a message through unofficial channels clarifying that the latest inflammatory comments by a Saudi grand mufti were not an official position,...
Saudi Arabian allies pressured UN chief to issue blacklist reversal
By Sebastian Clark on June 12, 2021
Muslim allies of Saudi Arabia piled pressure on UN chief Ban Ki-moon over the blacklisting of a Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen, with...
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Iran Cancels Participation in Hajj Pilgrimage
By Sebastian Clark on May 29, 2021
Iran on Sunday canceled its participation in this year’s holy pilgrimage to Mecca, blaming Saudi Arabia for the cancellation. “Unfortunately, Iranian pilgrims cannot go to...
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of attacking its embassy in Yemen
By Sebastian Clark on January 8, 2022
Iran’s government accused Saudi Arabia of “intentionally” striking its embassy in Yemen, CNN reported. “Saudi Arabia is responsible for this action, as well as for...
Breaking off Ties with Iran: Saudi Arabia could lose $3 billion a year
By Sebastian Clark on January 8, 2022
On January 2, Riyadh announced it had executed a total of 47 people, including Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr, for alleged terror-related offenses. The execution caused widespread protests...
Saudi’s cut of diplomatic ties ‘a big mistake’ says Iran
By Sebastian Clark on January 4, 2022
Speaking a day after Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Tehran, Iranian deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahain on Monday said the decision was a...
Top Iranian space scientist killed in Mecca accident
By Sebastian Clark on September 15, 2021
Top Iranian space scientist and university professor Ahmad Hatami has been one of the 8 Iranian pilgrims who died in the crane collapse incident in...