TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani warned Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that it will achieve nothing by threatening the might of Iran, as a war of words between the regional heavyweights intensifies. People more powerful than you have been unable to do anything against the Iranian people,” Rouhani said. Rouhani reiterated that Iran wanted a peaceful settlement of the conflict between the rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and of other wars around the region that have placed it at loggerheads with Riyadh. “We want the welfare and development of Yemen, Iraq and Syria, and of Saudi Arabia too. “If you think that Iran is not your friend and that the United States and the Zionist regime (Israel) are, you are making a strategic and analytical error.” AFPAFP/CC

Source: Manila Times November 08, 2017 09:56 UTC