Iranian naval ships docked on Saturday in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on a mission to project the Islamic republic’s “power on the open seas,” the Fars news agency reported.
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Saudi would replace Iran crude if EU embargoes-sources
By Amena BakrDUBAI Dec 27 (Reuters) – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and other Gulf OPEC states are ready to replace Iranian oil if further sanctions halt Iranian crude exports to Europe, industry sources said on Tuesday.
Saudi says its security targeted, urges Gulf unity
Reuters – King Abdullah said on Monday the security of Saudi Arabia and its Arab neighbors was being targeted, in an apparent reference to regional rival Iran, and he called for Gulf Arab states to close ranks in a “single entity.”
Iran decries Saudi resolution
Iran has sounded an alarm about Saudi Arabia’s draft resolution to the UN, delivered in response U.S. allegations of a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. — a plot that Iran calls a U.S. fabrication meant to falsely accuse the Islamic Republic.
On Eve Of Hajj, Pilgrims At Center Of Iran-Saudi Rift
By Frud Bezhan, RFE/RL Officials have downplayed suggestions that there is any element of retaliation behind the deportations of hundreds of Iranian pilgrims upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia for the hajj this week.
Saudi Arabia Deports Iranian Pilgrims With ‘Forged Visas’
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has deported 150 Iranian hajj pilgrims who were charged with entering the country with forged visas, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
EU Council adopts restrictive measures following the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US
Council adopts restrictive measures following the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US
Iranian pilgrims to wreak more havoc, warns expert
By Al ArabiyaAn analyst on Iran, Sheikh Omar bin Abdul Aziz al-Zaid, believes that Iran wants to prove that Saudi Arabia is ill equipped to protect pilgrims during Hajj.
Saudi Arabia Takes Iran To UN Over Alleged Plot
Saudi Arabia has reportedly moved to have Iran reported to the UN Security Council over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington.
U.S. accuses Iran of plot to kill Saudi ambassador
LATIMES-An elaborate Iranian-backed plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States was disrupted by FBI and DEA agents, officials said Tuesday.