Al-Jubeir to Iran,Stop sowing 'sedition' in Iraq

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Sunday blamed Iran for the chaos and disorder in Iraq and urged the Shiite republic to quit.
“Sedition and division in Iraq are the results of sectarian policies that developed out of Iran’s policies in Iraq,” Al-Jubeir in a joint press briefing with visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in Jeddah.
He said Iran has created a mess in Iraq by promoting Shiite militias. “If Iran wants stability in Iraq, it has to stop intervening and withdraw,” he said.
Tehran has sent military contingents to help organize Shiite militias in Iraq and in Syria to help dictator Bashar Assad’s forces fight opposition and Islamic extremist groups. It said its military contingents were sent to the two countries upon the host governments’ requests.
Al-Jubeir said Iranian presence in Iraq, with or without invitation, is “unacceptable.”
Emirates to organize an Arab Coalition that intervened to save Abed Rabbo’s government.
“Iran should respect the principle of good neighborly relations, to focus on its internal situation and not intervene in the affairs of other countries in the region, mainly Iraq,” Jubeir said.
Hammond said London was not turning a blind eye to Iran’s interference in the affairs of regional states.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had earlier accused Iran of backing Shiite militias in Yemen, known as Houthis, who had worked with loyalists of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in fighting the UN-recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour. 
In early 2015, the rebels seized control of Sanaa and a huge portion of Yemen, prompting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to organize a coalition of Muslim allies to intervene and restore help the government of Abed Rabbo Mansour.

Source: AFP