The Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Shi’ite Iran back rival sides in wars and political crises throughout the region. Mohammed bin Salman, who is also Saudi defence minister in the U.S.-allied oil giant kingdom, suggested the Islamic Republic’s alleged expansion under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needed to be confronted. Hezbollah called the move an act of war engineered by Saudi authorities, an accusation they denied. Salman told the Times that the war was going in its favor and that its allies controlled 85 percent of Yemen’s territory. Iran says Saudi Crown Prince’s behaviour “immature, weak-minded”Iran said that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman was discredited internationally by his “immature” behaviour, state television reported.

Source: Hindustan Times November 24, 2017 06:42 UTC