Friday, October 7, 2016

Iran: Revolutionary Guard general Soleimani says Saudi king could be killed by his son


Soleimani claimed that the prince "is very impatient and might kill his king" and also suggested that the Saudis are backing rebel factions in Syria only to undermine Iran's influence.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: The Washington Post
By By Ishaan Tharoor | October 6, 2016

Excerpts:

The war of words between regional nemeses Iran and Saudi Arabia keeps rumbling on.
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Qassem Soleimani, a senior Revolutionary Guard general, ... at a mourning ceremony on Wednesday for an Iranian officer killed in Syria — where Saudi and Iranian proxies are on opposite ends of a conflict — ... reportedly singled out Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the youthful, ambitious son of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz who many assume is the heir apparent.

Soleimani claimed that the prince "is very impatient and might kill his king" and also suggested that the Saudis are backing rebel factions in Syria only to undermine Iran's influence. The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad is a long-standing Tehran ally. [more ...]



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