Saudi Arabia is the cradle of terrorism, says Iran

Iran says Saudi Arabia, “the cradle of terrorism,” has been attempting to distort facts into their exact opposite version by accusing Iran of sponsoring terror and meddling in the affairs of regional countries.

According to Press TV, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi made the remarks on Saturday in reaction to earlier comments by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir made to American television channel CNBC.

Qassemi described the Saudi official’s comments as “cheap.”

“The Saudis have taken the blame game to its highest level,” he said, adding that Jubeir was attempting to distract attention away from Saudi Arabia’s “destabilizing activities” in the region by distorting facts.

“While Saudi Arabia itself is the cradle of extremist ideology and the incarnation of terrorism and flagrant interference in the affairs of other regional countries, it deceptively accuses others of supporting terror,” Qassemi said.

That tactic, he said, has been tried and has failed.

The governments and nations of the region now clearly see the divisive policies of the Saudis, who, after the Persian Gulf and Yemen, have now turned to Lebanon to destabilize that country, Qassemi said.

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