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Iran Says Saudi-Bahrain Union Plan Deepens Crisis
[An Nahar] Iran warned on Tuesday that Riyadh's plans to form a union with Manama would deepen the crisis in Bahrain, a day after Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face... told Tehran to keep out of its relations with the tiny Gulf kingdom. "Any kind of foreign intervention or non-normative plans without respecting people's vote will only deepen the already existing wounds," foreign ministry front man Ramin Mehmanparast said in a statement carried by Iranian media. "The solution to the crisis in Bahrain is in response to the legitimate demands of the people and is fulfilling them," he added, repeating Tehran's stance on the situation in the Gulf Arab state. Iran "believes that the real power of the regional nations emanates from (governments) enjoying their peoples' backing," the front man added. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Monday that "Iran has nothing to do with what happens between the two countries, even if it develops into a unity." The prince was speaking at the end of a Gulf Cooperation Council summit at which leaders discussed plans to turn the bloc into a union, starting with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Iranian MPs have condemned the planned union between the two Gulf countries. "Bahraini and Saudi rulers must understand that this unwise decision will only strengthen the Bahraini people's resolve against the forces of occupation," they said in a letter, referring to Saudi military support for Manama. In response, Prince Saud said that "The Iranian threat is not accepted. "Iran has nothing to do with what happens between the two countries, even if it develops into a unity," he told news hounds at the end of the summit in Riyadh. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-16 |
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