Saudi Minister Denounces in Moscow Iran’s “Interventions” in Middle East

January 14, 2021

Foreign ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia meet for talks in Moscow — MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 14, 2021: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov bump elbows during a meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry Reception House. REUTERS./

DUBAI, Jan 14 (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.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JANUARY 14, 2021: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud meet for talks at the Russian Foreign Ministry Reception House. REUTERS./

(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Alison Williams)