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Saudi minister denounces in Moscow Iran’s “interventions” in Middle East – Metro US

Saudi minister denounces in Moscow Iran’s “interventions” in Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a news conference at the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula

DUBAI (Reuters) – 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.

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.

(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Alison Williams)