Tehran – The commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards accused Saudi Arabia on Monday of following in Israel’s footsteps in the Islamic world by carrying out air strikes in Yemen, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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A Saudi-led alliance began bombing Iranian-allied Houthi militia in Yemen last month, seeing a threat from their advances across the Arabian Peninsula state. Riyadh also wants to restore Yemen’s president, forced into exile by the Houthis.
General Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of Shi’ite Muslim Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, said Sunni Saudi Arabia – Tehran’s arch regional adversary – was “shamelessly and disgracefully bombing and killing a nation”.
“Saudi Arabia is following in the Zionist (Israel) regime’s footsteps in the Islamic world,” Jafari was quoted as saying by IRNA.
The United States and Saudi Arabia have accused Iran of arming the Shi’ite Houthis. The Islamic Republic says it gives only political and humanitarian support to the Houthis.
Thank G-d the Ishmaelites stay true to their description of pereh adom…Id they did not hate each other more than they hate Jews and Christians, we would be in real trouble.
That was the real error of occupying Iraq, it took away Iran’s main enemy. Irans behavior today is a direct result.
I am warming more and more to Saudi Arabia. There is a lot we can learn from them and emulate:
1. Women are not allowed to drive automobiles. (Their roads must be among the safest in the word. No, I don’t have statistics.)
2. Women are not allowed to vote.
3. Public accommodations are segregated. For example, Starbucks have separate sitting rooms for men and women. The signs posted on the mens side politely ask women to walk over to another room.
4. They are emulating tried and effective Israeli air strike tactics. Perhaps, they are not doing as well. But considering they are arabs – good enough.