Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia was supporting militants inside Iran, days after hardline Sunni group Islamic State claimed attacks in Tehran. Zarif also called on countries in the region to establish a regional forum to resolve conflicts. Iran repeated accusations that Saudi Arabia funds Islamist militants, including Islamic State. “We have intelligence that Saudi Arabia is actively engaged in promoting terrorist groups on the eastern side of Iran, in Baluchistan,” Zarif told a news conference held on the sidelines of a conference on peace mediation in Oslo. Iran and Saudi Arabia accuse each other of subverting regional security and support opposite sides in conflicts including those in Syria, Yemen and Iraq.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2017 15:33 UTC