Saudi vice defense minister slams Iran’s ‘reckless escalation’ in backing terrorist groups
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defense slammed the Iranian
regime for “spreading chaos” in the Middle East by backing terrorist
organisations such as Yemen’s Houthi militia.
“For 40 years, the Iranian regime has been spreading chaos, death
and destruction, by sponsoring and financing terrorist organizations including
the Houthis,” Prince Khalid bin Salman said in a post on his Twitter account.
The newly appointed minister’s comments came a day after the
Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked Abha International Airport in the
southwestern province of Asir. The attack injured 26 people, including three
women and two children.
“The targeting of Abha Airport by Iranian-backed Houthi militia and
injuring innocent civilians of various nationalities, is a continuation of
their immoral and criminal behavior that is in line with the malign behavior of
their patrons,” the Prince said.
The minister blamed the Iranian regime as the only party in the
region that pursues “reckless escalation through the use of ballistic missiles
and drones to target civilian installations and civilians.”
He concluded by saying that the continuation of the Iranian
regime’s “aggression and reckless escalation, whether directly or through its
militias, will result in grave consequences.”
“The international community must carry out its responsibility to
avoid this outcome,” he added.
