Former Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi condemned the US and Saudi policies for the spread of terrorism in the globe, saying that al-Qaeda was born in Saudi Arabia and raised by the US, while both countries also supported the ISIL terrorist group since day one of its creation.
"Where was the al-Qaeda born? The group was formed in the House of Saud and with the US support, and it was the first terrorist group in such a scale," Vahidi who is currently the Head of the Strategic Center of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said on Monday.
He also referred to Riyadh and Washington's support for the ISIL terrorist group, and said when the ISIL was formed, the Saudi foreign minister called it the "revolutionary tribes council" and the Americans did not make any move against it until the terrorist group advanced to regions near the Iraqi cities of Samara and Erbil.
Blaming the US policies for the current crises in the Muslim world, Vahidi said the US and the NATO as well as a number of regional Arab states are responsible for the destruction of Islamic states, including Libya.
In relevant remarks last May, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani lashed out at the US and its allies for helping the al-Qaeda against the revolutionary forces in Yemen.
"Becoming an ally of al-Qaeda in Yemen to fight the will of the people is recorded as a historical shame for the US and its allies," Shamkhani said, addressing a ceremony in the Southern province of Khuzestan.
He reiterated that the Muslim world will not tolerate unwise decisions of the Al Saud family that is backed by the US, and that Muslims will force them to account for the crimes they have committed in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has been waging a war on Yemen since late March 2015 in a bid to reinstate Mansour Hadi and undermine the Ansarullah movement, which took over state matters after Hadi resigned.
Over 9,400 Yemenis, including 4,000 women and children, have lost their lives in the deadly military campaign.
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