Saudi-Iran tension still high despite deal to repatriate bodies of dead Haj pilgrims
- 9 years ago
Just hours after strong words from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, a deal has been reached to repatriate the bodies of his compatriots killed in the Haj pilgrimage stampede near Mecca.
“Saudi Arabia failed to help the injured and are causing trouble in transfer of the bodies to Iran … the slightest disrespect to Iranians will be met with a harsh reaction from us,” Khamenei told graduates of the Iranian Army’s military academies in the city of Noshahr on Wednesday.
He had already called on the kingdom to apologise.
Iran leader demands Saudi Arabia apologize for haj deaths http://t.co/FuwsnnfG3H— Reuters Iran (@ReutersIran) 27 Septembre 2015
“We have shown self-restraint so far, but the Saudis should know Iran is more powerful and has more capabilities and they cannot compete with us in any front,” he added.
Feelings are running high in Iran which lost 464 nationals according to new Saudi figures..
But even as a repatriation deal was struck between the two regio
“Saudi Arabia failed to help the injured and are causing trouble in transfer of the bodies to Iran … the slightest disrespect to Iranians will be met with a harsh reaction from us,” Khamenei told graduates of the Iranian Army’s military academies in the city of Noshahr on Wednesday.
He had already called on the kingdom to apologise.
Iran leader demands Saudi Arabia apologize for haj deaths http://t.co/FuwsnnfG3H— Reuters Iran (@ReutersIran) 27 Septembre 2015
“We have shown self-restraint so far, but the Saudis should know Iran is more powerful and has more capabilities and they cannot compete with us in any front,” he added.
Feelings are running high in Iran which lost 464 nationals according to new Saudi figures..
But even as a repatriation deal was struck between the two regio