Iran said Wednesday that media reports that its plans to attack Saudi Arabia were baseless and simply an effort through “Zionist regimes” to discredit Tehran and ruin its diplomatic achievements in the region.
The comments from the Iranian mission to the UN came a day after three U. S. officials said Saudi Arabia had shared intelligence with U. S. officials suggesting Iran might prepare for an imminent attack on the kingdom.
Iran’s U. N. bill told The Associated Press that the U. S. says it is “baseless. “
“Western and Zionist regimes have disseminated biased data aimed at creating a negative environment towards the Islamic Republic of Iran and destroying existing trends with countries in the region,” the project said.
On Thursday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed “biased and baseless” reports of attacks coming from the United States and Israel.
Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said its purpose is to create “a negative environment opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran and destroy the ongoing positive procedure with countries in the region. “
On the other hand, he said, his country’s “policy is one of mutual respect and foreign principles” and “continues with its policy of good neighborliness. “
Iran “believes that stability and security in the region demand greater interaction with its neighbors and intends to continue seriously in this direction,” Kanani told reporters.
The Wall Street Journal quoted officials as saying Saudi Arabia, the United States and several other neighboring states had raised the alert point of their armed forces in reaction to the intelligence warning.
Saudi officials told the US newspaper that Iran set out to attack the kingdom and Arbil in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq in a bid to distract attention from the protests that erupted in the Islamic republic. after the death of Mahsa Amini in September.
The biggest considerations about a possible attack on Saudi Arabia come as US President Joe Biden’s management criticizes Tehran for its crackdown on widespread protests and condemns it for sending a large number of drones, as well as technicians, to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
“We are involved in the symbol of risk and remain in constant contact with the Saudis through military and intelligence channels,” the U. S. National Security Council said Tuesday. “U. S. ” We will not hesitate to act in defense of our interests and partners in the region. “
Saudi Arabia responded to requests for comment.
One of the officials who showed the intelligence sharing described it as a credible risk of attack “soon or within 48 hours. “No U. S. embassy or consulate on intelligence. The officials were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
When asked about intelligence reports shared through the Saudis, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon’s press secretary, said U. S. military officials “are concerned about the risk in the region. “
“We are in normal contact with our Saudi partners, in terms of what data they would possibly have to provide on this front,” Ryder said. “But what we’ve said before, and I repeat, is that we reserve the right to and preserve ourselves, no matter where our forces serve, whether in Iraq or anywhere else. “
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the United States was “concerned about the image of the threat,” without elaborating.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that the Saudis had shared intelligence earlier Tuesday. Iran has alleged, without offering evidence, that Saudi Arabia and other rivals are fomenting dissent on its streets through the Iranians.
Angry is the politics of protests through Iran International, a London-based Farsi-language satellite news channel that was once majority-owned by a Saudi citizen.
The United States and Saudi Arabia blamed Iran in 2019 for a major attack in eastern Saudi Arabia that partly reduced the oil-rich kingdom’s output and sent energy costs soaring. used in that attack are now being deployed through Russian forces in their war against Ukraine.
The Saudis have also been continuously attacked in recent years through drones, missiles and mortars introduced through Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Saudi Arabia formed a coalition to fight the Houthis in 2015 and has been criticized around the world for its wartime airstrikes. which killed dozens of civilians.
In recent weeks, Biden’s management imposed sanctions on Iranian officials for their brutal crackdown on protesters after Mahsa Amini, 22, died in September after being arrested by Iranian morality police. Management also hit Iran with sanctions for offering drones to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
Iran has already introduced a series of attacks on Kurdish separatist positions in northern Iraq amid the protests, killing at least 16 people, adding one U. S. citizen.
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