.Iran warns Saudi Arabia over Yemen offensive
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's chief of staff has warned Saudi Arabia over its military offensive against Shiite Yemeni rebels, saying it signals the start of "state terrorism" and endangers the entire region.
The official IRNA news agency Tuesday also quoted Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi as saying the actions of Yemen and Saudi Arabia would fuel militancy and spread violence to the rest of the Muslim world.
Shiite Iran is alarmed by the Yemeni and Saudi offensive against the rebels, whom the two Arab nations accuse of receiving arms and money from Iran.
The Saudi offensive began earlier this month, apparently to deny Iran a foothold on its doorsteps.
Yemeni forces have been fighting the rebels in the country's north for five years but the fighting intensified in August.
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The official IRNA news agency Tuesday also quoted Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi as saying the actions of Yemen and Saudi Arabia would fuel militancy and spread violence to the rest of the Muslim world.
Shiite Iran is alarmed by the Yemeni and Saudi offensive against the rebels, whom the two Arab nations accuse of receiving arms and money from Iran.
The Saudi offensive began earlier this month, apparently to deny Iran a foothold on its doorsteps.
Yemeni forces have been fighting the rebels in the country's north for five years but the fighting intensified in August.
MyWay
posted by madtom at 6:30 PM
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Nov 16
'Proxy war' likely to erupt between Saudi, Iran
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=35713
Nov 17
Saudi religious voices: Hit Shiites with iron fist
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=35736
Nov 18
Saudi official in Pentagon visit over Yemen
US-Saudi meeting follows Iran's accusations that Washington is behind Riyadh's Yemen involvement.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/saudi/?id=35748
.... but anyway, how about that Sarah Palin book tour ?
Where were all her fans last November?
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