Iran condemns Arab leaders' statement, rejects its 'unfounded' claims
Tehran (KNA) -,Iran has slammed Saudi Arabia for exploiting its privilege of hosting an emergency meeting of Arab leaders to raise anti-Iran issues, saying the divisive approach serves Israel.
The reaction by Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi came after Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Friday used the start of two back-to-back emergency summits in the holy city of Mecca to call on Arab states to confront Iran.
Mousavi lashed out at Saudi Arabia for "making instrumental and political use of the blessing of the holy month of Ramadan as well as the holy city of Mecca" to level baseless accusations against Iran.
"Instead of seizing the opportunity of the International Quds Day as well as the summit of Arab and Islamic states to raise and pursue the issue of the Holy Quds and the Palestinian people's rights, Saudi Arabia ... continued to sow division among Islamic and regional countries, which is the wish of the Zionist regime," he said.
"We see attempts by Saudi Arabia to rally neighboring and Arab countries against Iran as the continuation of futile attempts by America and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic," he added.
Source: PressTV