No permission to attacks on Iran from Saudi territory: Crown Prince

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Iranian President MasoudPezeshkian during a call that Riyadh would not allow attacks on Iran to be launched from its soil.

MBS “affirmed during the call the kingdom’s position on respecting the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and that the Kingdom will not allow its airspace or its territory to be used for any military actions against” Iran, Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

The Saudi crown prince also affirmed Riyadh’s support for any efforts aimed at resolving disputes through dialogue.

During the telephonic conversation, the Iranian president told the Saudi crown prince that US threats against Tehran would only result in instability.

“The threats and psychological operations of the Americans are aimed at disrupting the security of the region and will achieve nothing other than instability for them,” Pezeshkian told the Saudi crown prince, according to his office.

Pezeshkian told MBS that the “unity and cohesion” of Islamic countries can guarantee “lasting security, stability and peace in the region”.

The Iranian president said that Tehran always welcomed any process, within the framework of international law, that prevents war, Iranian media reported.

Saudi Arabia has become the second major Gulf state after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to publicly say it would not allow attacks on Iran to be launched from its territory or airspace. Monitoring Desk