‘Arabs Must Stop Disgraced Dance to Please Zionists’

Date: 09 March 2018 - 21:51

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TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Tehran has dismissed an anti-Iran statement issued by the Arab ministerial quartet in Cairo, calling it "baseless” accusations and a blatant interference in the issue of Iran’s commitment to the nuclear deal.
In a Thursday statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said the allegations are completely worthless and do not follow any kind of logic, and that the countries in question have basically no right to comment on such matters.
Qasemi’s reaction came after the Arab Ministerial Quartet Committee on Wednesday accused Iran of interfering in Arab countries’ internal affairs.
In a statement after the meeting in Cairo, the committee, which is made up of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, decried "the provocative statements by the Iranian officials against the Arab countries.”
"The countries that bear the main responsibility for the invasion, destruction and a humanitarian crisis in Yemen, as well as the spread of terrorism and extremism in the region, should abandon their disgraceful political dance to please the Zionist regime," Qasemi responded.
Qasemi highlighted Iran’s constructive role in the stability and security of the region, adding that the countries responsible for the aggression against Yemen and creating a humanitarian disaster there as well as the development of terrorism and extremism in the region must stop putting the blame on others.
They should also stop their destructive role in creating more crisis in the region, Qasemi said, stressing that such moves are aimed at making the Zionist regime delighted.
"These states must at the same time realize that the Iranophobic policy does not work anymore,” he added.

UK’s ‘Irresponsible Unison’ With Saudis

Qasemi also chided British leaders over their anti-Iran remarks during the Saudi crown prince's first official foreign visit, calling on them to stop trading global peace and security for economic interests.
The spokesman condemned the "irresponsible unison" of the British and Saudi officials in accusing Iran of destabilizing the region as Muhammad bin Salman visited London.
"It is an interesting joke that British authorities, in their meeting with the officials of a country such as Saudi Arabia which is an aggressor against Yemen and the cause of a humanitarian tragedy and war crimes in the country and the main source, promoter and sponsor of extremism, terrorism and conflagration in the Middle East and the world, are making such statements against Iran," he said.
"Britain and other countries must, in a responsible move, pressure Riyadh into stopping bloodshed in Yemen and exporting terrorist ideologies and not trade their economic interests with global peace and security," Qasemi added.
Bin Salman arrived in the UK on Wednesday for a three-day trip, where the Downing Street spokesperson said the two sides had agreed to counter Iran's "destabilizing" role in the region after a meeting between the Saudi crown prince and British Prime Minister Theresa.
They "discussed Iran, agreeing on the importance of working together to counter Iran's destabilizing regional activity," according to the spokesperson.
Bin Salman and May also agreed on a target of 65 billion pounds ($90 billion) of mutual trade and investment in the coming years, hailing it "a significant boost for UK prosperity ... as we prepare to leave the European Union."
"The political and arms support of the UK and some other countries such as the US for Saudi Arabia is a threat to security, peace and stability of the whole region," Qasemi said.
"Britain's unison with Riyadh makes the country's responsibility in the formation, escalation and continuation of crises in the West Asian region heavier and the achievement of peace and cooperation among the regional states more difficult, prolonged and costly," he said.