Mohammad Bin Salman

Tehran, Riyadh's steps to de-escalate tensions

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Past tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia in recent days have been replaced by positive signals for engagement and negotiation; the signs are evident in the speeches and statements of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s officials.
2019-10-13 14:18
Murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi remembered in Istanbul

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – One year after Saudi journalist's killing, he was remembered in a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey attended by his Turkish fiancee Hatice Cengiz and the Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos.
2019-10-02 18:05
War with Iran would collapse global economy: MBS

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia's crown prince warned in an interview aired on Sunday that a military confrontation with Iran would collapse the global economy, adding that he would prefer a political and peaceful solution to a military one.
2019-10-01 10:00
Iraqi PM to make a trip to Iran: report

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – According to Iraqi media, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is planned to visit Iran.
2019-09-29 15:14
Khashoggi murder 'happened under my watch,' Saudi crown prince tells PBS

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives, according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week.
2019-09-26 11:22
Al-Saud regime in end of the line: Hezbollah leader

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – The leader of Hezbollah, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has said that the ruling regime of Saudi Arabia has got very old and has almost reached the end of the road.
2019-09-22 23:10
Desperate Bin Salman planning to down Turkey

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who has been hastily involved in various regional developments, in an another regional adventurism is now reportedly trying to overthrow the Turkish government.
2019-08-07 13:33
Failure in Yemen to be ‘death sentence’ of Saudi monarchy: Prof. Cavell

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Professor of political science Colin S. Cavell believes that failure of Saudi Arabia “to reassert its hegemonic control over Yemen will be a death sentence on the continuation of the Saudi monarchy.”
2019-08-03 16:23
Bin Salman plans to kill 30 individuals: Khashoggi's friend

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The Head of Turkish-Arab Media Association Turan Kışlakçı and a close friend of Jamal Khashoggi, believes that Saudi Crown Prince had a plan to kill 30 individuals who opposed his rule.
2019-07-27 18:04
Al Arabiya’s new blunder rose tensions: unprofessionalism of Bin Salman’s media

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Al Arabiya channel has recently made a terrible new blunder that has infuriated the Kuwaitis. This is a new mistake of Al Arabiya which was already famous for fueling tension and hatred by spreading false news.
2019-07-17 12:46
Washington Post describes Saudi's bin Salman as new Saddam Hussein

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – An article by the Washington Post editor, Jackson Diehl, describes the Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman as a new Saddam Hussein who, according to the writer, used to be supported by the US despite his well-documented crimes.
2019-07-09 11:40
Bin Salman, Bin Zayed's honey moon is over

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – The two young Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, who over the past four years have had the highest share in supporting the Takfiri terrorists and undermining the security and stability of the Southwest region of Asia, have recently faced great controversy over Yemen crisis.
2019-07-01 16:47
Survey shows most Saudis hope Bin Salman won't take power

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – A university survey was recently conducted in Saudi Arabia about whom Saudis want to have as their country’s next ruler.
2019-06-29 19:20
Heavy defeat for US, S. Arabia in G20 meeting

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – US President’s meeting with the Saudi crown prince on the sidelines of the G20 meeting illustrated their heavy defeat in pushing their hostile agenda against Iran.
2019-06-29 15:48
By: Sadeq Hosseini

Saudis' cooperation with Israelis, Americans, from Yom Kippur to ‘Deal of Century’

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – The Saudis have been helping the Israelis and Americans in their plots against the Palestinians since the Yom Kippur war in 1973 to date that they are brokering the US peace plane for the Palestine or the so-called the ‘Deal of the Century’.
2019-06-24 20:34
UN report sees 'credible evidence' linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior Saudi officials should be investigated over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi since there is credible evidence they are liable for his death, a UN rights investigator said on Wednesday.
2019-06-19 22:41
Iran condemns Saudi crown prince’s accusations as distraction from wrong policies

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi criticized the Muhammad bin Salman for wrongly accusing Iran of being behind recent oil tankers attacks.
2019-06-17 21:41
Bin Salman's attempt to deceive Palestinians fruitless: Jordanian MP

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) –Member of Jordanian parliament Mustafa Yaghi said that exerting pressure on Palestinian and Jordanian leaders to accept Trump's 'Deal of the Century’ will not lead to any result.
2019-05-18 12:39
Despised US, clients blaming Iran to feel safe: Zarif says

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – In a tweet on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced that US and its allies are hated by the people of the region, feeling unsafe they blame Iran to reverse the issue.
2019-05-07 19:59
Zarif: B-Team targeting Iranian people with economic terrorism

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted warmongering B-Team for their claim on supporting Iranian people, while targeting them with ‘economic terrorism.’
2019-04-28 22:12
Frm. diplomat:

B-team opposed to any negotiations between Iran, US

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – A former Iranian diplomat, Abdolreza Faraji-rad, says the US’ delay in considering the prisoner swap offer with Iran shows that B-team, comprising Bolton, Netanyahu and the Saudi and Emirati crown princes, are against any negotiations between Iran and US.
2019-04-28 11:53
Zarif to Fox News:

B-team trying to drag US into conflict with Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Fox News that it is US National Security Advisor Bolton, Netanyahu and crown princes of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, who are trying to drag the US into conflict with Iran, adding this is not what Trump wants.
2019-04-27 10:29
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Saudi bloodletting of Shias - Where is the outrage?

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – The custodians of Islam’s holiest places have turned the country into a slaughterhouse, spilling the blood of innocents in utter contempt to the teachings of the man who many centuries ago had campaigned against ignorance, misrule and anarchy in the same land.
2019-04-27 08:52
Zarif reacts to reported executions, crucifixion in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned US silence over numerous executions and one case of crucifixion in Saudi Arabia.
2019-04-24 08:46
By: Mohammad Ghaderi

MBS’s bloody present for Pakistan

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The two neighboring states India and Pakistan, both with nuclear bombs, are at loggerheads again. The intensification of the clashes between the two sides can turn the Indian subcontinent into a military battleground for a very long time.
2019-03-04 16:42
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

MBS tours South Asia, seeks to improve his battered image with petrodollars

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman is touring South Asia these days to brush up his battered image following the global outcry over diabolical murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2019-02-22 15:01
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in China

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in China on Thursday, on the third leg of his Asia tour that started in Pakistan.
2019-02-21 10:30
Protesters in Kashmir rally against Saudi Crown Prince MBS's visit

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Hundreds took to the streets of Kargil in the Ladakh region of India-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, to protest against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the country.
2019-02-20 13:10
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

#MBSNotWelcome trends in Pakistan ahead of MBS’ visit

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Ahead of Saudi crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s (MBS) much-publicized maiden visit to Pakistan starting Sunday, the chorus against his visit is growing louder.
2019-02-17 14:42
Saudi crown prince postpones Pakistan visit amid protests

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Pakistan has been postponed amid widespread protests against him as well as heightened tensions in the region.
2019-02-16 19:53