ISLAMABAD - A senior Saudi diplomat on Monday fired back after Iran initially blamed the kingdom for an attack last week that killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard. The comments came as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was concluding a two-day visit to Pakistan. Article Continued BelowPakistan has close ties to Saudi Arabia, which views Iran as a regional threat, and often balances between Riyadh and Tehran. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media, said Pakistani and Iranian officials have been in touch since the attack. ___ Associated Press writers Abdul Sattar in Quetta, Pakistan, and Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran contributed.

Source: thestar February 18, 2019 09:17 UTC