Jubeir drew the attention to the fact that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reached the point of severing its ties with Iran, not only because of the recent attacks on its diplomatic mission in Iran, but also as a culmination of a three-decade experience which witnessed recurring negative acts of support for sectarianism, recruitment of Arab nationals to act against their countries, and training and sending militias to carry violent actions in Arab countries. He called on Iran to deal with its neighbors in accordance with the principles of good neighborhood, non-interference in others' internal affairs and rejection of terrorism rather than supporting it. He advised Iran to choose between peaceful co-existence with its neighbors according to the above-mentioned principles or becoming a hostile and pro-terror neighbor, a situation that, he vowed, would be objected by Arab countries. He said that we don't want to trigger a sectarian struggle in the region, noting that Iran is interfering in Arab countries affairs under the pretext of protecting the Shiite sect, a move that staged a wedge between those Shiites and their Arab countries of origin. Citing the case of Saudi Arabia, Al-Jubeir said his country never recruited any activist against Iran or sent militias to stage subversion in Iran in a reciprocal manner. He said this is based on the notion that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not at odds with the Iranian people at all, citing that Iranians themselves reject the policies of their government which would further isolate them from the world community. He confirmed the support of the Kingdom for the Syrian opposition and the international efforts being exerted regardless of the differences with Iran which interferes in the struggle through supporting the Syrian regime whose moves led to the killing of 250,000 Syrians and displacing 12 million others. --More 02:52 LOCAL TIME 23:52 GMT تغريد
