(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has called for the immediate withdrawal of Saudi Arabian military forces from Bahrain.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also urged the Bahraini authorities to stop handing down harsh sentences to detained academics and medical personnel.
Amir-Abdollahian said these people have expressed their demands through peaceful and democratic means.
He also advised Bahraini officials to trust their people, adding that such confidence-building measures would promote dialogue among the country's various groups.
He went on to say that US media outlets are fabricating news stories to support the White House's latest scenario, in which the US has accused Iran of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.
On October 11, the US Justice Department accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, with help from a man suspected of being a member of a Mexican drug cartel.
Tehran says the media hype created by Washington is an attempt to deflect attention from the anti-corruption and anti-corporatism protests currently rocking the country.
Iran's envoy to the UN, Mohammad Khazaei, has filed a complaint against the US for what he called the “evil plot.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi has described the US accusation as an immature scenario and says US officials will ultimately be forced to apologize.
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Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also urged the Bahraini authorities to stop handing down harsh sentences to detained academics and medical personnel.
Amir-Abdollahian said these people have expressed their demands through peaceful and democratic means.
He also advised Bahraini officials to trust their people, adding that such confidence-building measures would promote dialogue among the country's various groups.
He went on to say that US media outlets are fabricating news stories to support the White House's latest scenario, in which the US has accused Iran of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.
On October 11, the US Justice Department accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, with help from a man suspected of being a member of a Mexican drug cartel.
Tehran says the media hype created by Washington is an attempt to deflect attention from the anti-corruption and anti-corporatism protests currently rocking the country.
Iran's envoy to the UN, Mohammad Khazaei, has filed a complaint against the US for what he called the “evil plot.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi has described the US accusation as an immature scenario and says US officials will ultimately be forced to apologize.
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