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Muslim world should unite to punish Saudi ‘crimes’ -Iranian President

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8 years ago

September 7, 2016

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is calling on the Muslim world to unite and punish the government of Saudi Arabia over the country’s handling of hajj pilgrimage.

“Regional countries and the world of Islam should take coordinated actions to resolve problems and punish the Saudi government,” he told a cabinet meeting, according to the IRNA state news agency.

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“If the existing problems with the Saudi government were merely the issue of the hajj… maybe it would have been possible to find a way to resolve it and put it in the right direction,” he added.

“Unfortunately, this government by committing crimes in the region and supporting terrorism in fact shed the blood of Muslims in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.” Hassan noted.

‎The barbs traded by both countries ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage on Saturday adds to an already frosty relationship which is already at rock bottom.

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