RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has sharply condemned what it describes as a sustained campaign of Iranian aggression against the Kingdom and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council states, cautioning Tehran that continued escalation will ultimately devastate Iran itself.
In a strongly worded statement issued Monday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that Iranian hostility toward its neighbors was “unacceptable under any circumstances,” and reaffirmed the Kingdom’s right to take whatever measures are necessary to protect its people, territory, and sovereignty.
Riyadh specifically condemned attacks on civilian airports and oil infrastructure, calling them a brazen violation of international law and a deliberate attempt to destabilize the region.
”The targeting of civilian airports and oil facilities is nothing but a demonstration of determination to threaten security and stability and a flagrant violation of international covenants and international law,“ the statement said.
The Ministry also pushed back against recent remarks by Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, who had publicly stated that Tehran had no intention of attacking neighboring countries. Saudi officials rejected that assurance as hollow, arguing that Iranian strikes had continued unabated both during and after the speech, driven by what Riyadh called baseless pretexts.
