Saudi minister denounces in Moscow Iran's 'interventions' in Middle East

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud (L) in Moscow, Russia on January 14, 2021 [Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout – Anadolu Agency]

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday denounced Iran’s “interventions” in the Middle East region, after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Reuters reports.

Speaking at a joint news conference in Moscow with Lavrov, broadcast on Saudi TV, the Saudi minister said Tehran’s proxy militias were obstructing a solution for the war in Syria.

He also accused the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen of obstructing peace efforts in that country.

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