Saudi Arabia is sponsor of terrorism: Ali Larijani

EghtesadOnline: Parliament Speaker Ali Larijnai emphasized that Saudi Arabia is the sponsor of terrorism.

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24 May 2017

Addressing the open session of the Parliament on Tuesday morning, Ali Larijani referred to Donald Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia asserting “it was both interesting and unbelievable to hear that the US President clearly announced the volume of cash he had received in order to make the visit.”

“Americans were right to introduce Riyadh as the center of fight against terrorism since the Saudi capital is where terrorists are trained and if the US prevents deployment of fund and weaponry from Saudi Arabia to other areas, thousands of innocent people in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen will no longer be killed or injured,” ISNA quoted him as saying.

“It was surprising that Saudis and Americans claim to be pioneers of the fight against terrorism since Saudi’s have been involved in creation of terrorist groups since the Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan,” Larijani added.

“A recent report by American official on September 11 event revealed that Saudi officials were involved in the incident; ISIL and other terrorist groups have all been created or supported by Saudi Arabia; now, Saudis claim that Iran is the main axis of terrorism in the region while historical facts reject the issue,” the official went on to say.