Iranian FM directs strong response to Saudi official’s remarks

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (YPA) –  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday directed a violent response to Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir regarding the latter’s statements on the restoration of relations between Riyadh and Tehran.

Al-Jubeir had said that Saudi Arabia can restore relations with Iran if Tehran returned a “natural country”, according to his statements on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum “Davos 2020”.

In a tweet he posted on his Twitter account, Zarif said: “The natural countries do not turned their consulates into slaughterhouses.”

He continued, saying “the natural countries do not attack their neighbors, cause a humanitarian crisis in them, and reject peace talks,” indicating that Iran does not set any preconditions for dialogue.

YPA