Visits to the belligerent #KSA have proved hazardous to regional health. Trump visit led to Bahrain repression followed by Qatar debacle.1/
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) November 6, 2017
Iran’s foreign minister accused President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner of being responsible for the surprise resignation of Lebanon’s prime minister over the weekend, a move that further fueled the regional rivalry between Tehran and Riyadh, and may have resulted in a ballistic missile being fired – and intercepted – near the Saudi capital, Riyadh. As reported on Saturday, Saad Hariri unexpectedly announced his resignation while visiting Riyadh, where he accused Saudi nemesis Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah of having a ‘grip’ on Lebanon. He also said he feared for his life.
In response, the Iranian foreign minister said the US and Saudi Arabia were responsible for Hariri’s resignation, claiming on twitter that the move was meant to sow tension in Lebanon and the Middle East, the The Times of Israel first reported.
‘Visits by Kushner & Lebanese PM led to [Saad] Hariri’s bizarre resignation while abroad,’ Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. ‘Of course, Iran is accused of interference.’
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Nov 6, 2017.
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