Mohammad Bin Salman

By: Ramin Hossein Abadian

US and the end of Yemen War, Washington’s attempt to save Riyadh’s ruling family

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Recently, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued his strongest statement yet on the war in Yemen, calling for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen under UN-led negotiations.
2018-11-12 17:26
NY Times:

Saudis close to MBS tried to kill Iranian officials

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – In a report published on November 11, the New York Times revealed that senior Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, tried to assassinate Iranian officials including the IRGC Quds Force commander last year.
2018-11-12 17:24
Iran envoy to London praises Guardian correspondent over revealing on Khashoggi's murder

TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad praised the brave act by a Guardian correspondent over revealing that Khashoggi was killed for disclosing Saudi funding of anti-Iran TV channel.
2018-11-09 13:08
By:Asghar Khamseh

‘Donald Salman’ Exhibition

TEHRAN, Nov. 04(MNA) – Several cartoons dubbed ‘‘Donald Salman’ went on display at Abolfazl A'li Gallery in Tehran today.
2018-11-04 23:30
Guardian sources reveal UK-based Iran International TV’s links to S Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – A UK-based Iranian TV station is being funded through a secretive offshore entity and a company whose director is a Saudi Arabian businessman with close links to the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, sources have revealed to The Guardian.
2018-10-31 13:53
EU Parl. calls for stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The European Parliament has called on EU states to unite in imposing an EU-wide arms embargo on Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2018-10-26 12:54
Contradictory reports on finding Khashoggi's dismembered body

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – While SKY News has reported that Khashoggi's dismembered body has been found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home, Turkish state TV has rejected the news.
2018-10-23 17:04
Could good come out of the Khashoggi tragedy?

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that “more and more people are witnessing the horror show inside Saudi Arabia and especially in Yemen.”
2018-10-23 16:49
By: Martin Love

So many questions, so few answers so far

NORTH CAROLINA, Oct. 23 (MNA) – It’s a bit of an imaginative stretch, if not a preposterous one, but there may be some reason to think that the murder of Jamal Khashoggi might set the stage for positive changes.
2018-10-23 13:34
By Payman Yazdani:

Erdogan's multiple goals in Khashoggi case

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) –Disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul created a wave of reactions against Saudi young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s suppressive policies.
2018-10-23 00:15
Germany urges Europeans to stop arms sales to Saudis

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Germany's Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier said that the German government would not approve any new arms sales to Saudi Arabia and would urge other EU member states to follow this example.
2018-10-22 17:37
Khashoggi's fate introduced debate about human rights values in US-Saudi relations: Murphy

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Richard W. Murphy, the former US ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia, says “Jamal Khashoggi's fate has introduced a debate about human rights values to a degree not normally the case in U.S.-Saudi relations."
2018-10-21 16:08
Why Trump is attacking Iran as he defends MBS: Askari

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that Trump has to invent something for defending MBS and King Salman to his evangelical base and the millions of other Americans who get their news from Fox.
2018-10-20 14:19
Amir-Abdollahian:

S Arabia's hush money not to make Turkey give up Khashoggi case

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Turkey will not give up murder case of Saudi Arabia’s journalist Jamal Khashoggi easily by receiving hush money from Saudi Arabia.
2018-10-19 12:07
Mohammad bin Salman resembles Trump: Adib-Moghaddam

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Center for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that he never saw Mohammad bin Salman as a prudent leader. His approach to politics is similar to US President Donald Trump.
2018-10-17 13:44
US, West may topple bin Salman: Hunter

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, said that the Khashoggi issue is very important and highly embarrassing to America that has so closely embraced Bin Salman.
2018-10-16 13:55
By: Martin Love

The beginning of Trump’s unravelling may be at hand

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – You have to wonder about the Saudis who, aside from the Zionists, are considered the number one US ally in the Middle East. And the latest incarnation of Saudi Arabia’s “leadership” is Muhammad bin Salman, the designated crown prince of the Kingdom, who for stupidity may know no equal at the moment.
2018-10-15 18:21
Khashoggi murdered, dismembered, taken out of Turkey: Askari

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, dismembered and taken out of Turkey.
2018-10-14 17:12
Riyadh vows 'bigger' response to any sanctions over Khashoggi

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia officials have said that Riyadh will respond to any possible imposed sanctions over the Khashoggi disappearance with a ‘bigger’ measure.
2018-10-14 16:10
Trump knows Saudi Arabia can’t harm US: Zaccara

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Research assistant professor in Qatar University, Luciano Zaccara, says US President Trump bullies Saudi Arabia because he knows Riyadh cannot do anything to harm Washington.
2018-10-14 14:21
UK, US ‘could boycott’ Saudi conf.

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2018-10-14 11:25
Trump vows ‘severe punishment’ if Riyadh behind missing journalist

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The US President Donald Trump said that Saudi Arabia could be behind Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and, if so, the US would impose “severe punishment.”
2018-10-13 15:55
By: Mohammad Ghaderi

Saudi Arabia looking horrific given the Khashoggi affair

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has seen large-scale domestic developments since King Salman came to power, and then along came Mohammad bin Salman with his radical views. Since then there has been slaughter and arrests and imprisonment of dissident opponents. Riyadh rulers don’t tolerate the slightest criticisms.
2018-10-13 14:57
By: Seyedeh Mahdieh Qoraishi

Successful reformation in Saudi Arabia far from a sure thing

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – As Aramco’s public offering has been halted, so has the hope in Saudi Arabia’s economic reforms, which according to the young Crown Prince of the country, were intended to fulfill the Arab dream. Saudi Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is one of the largest companies in the world by revenue and the most profitable worldwide.
2018-10-13 11:54
Most ME dictators owe their power to Western patrons: Jahanpour

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Professor Farhang Jahanpour, a part-time tutor on Middle Eastern affairs in the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford, and a member of Kellogg College says that current Middle Eastern leaders who serve Western interests, while lacking legitimacy in the eyes of their own people.
2018-10-09 17:38
Mohammed bin Salman knows his grip on power dependent on US: Askari

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) –Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that “Mohammed bin Salman knows that his grip on power and his family’s rule has been and is totally dependent on the United States.”
2018-10-08 17:18
FM spox:

Saudi Arabia most notorious sponsor, source of terrorism

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has rejected the anti-Iran comments made by the Saudi top diplomat, saying terrorism has its roots in the ideology promoted and sponsored by the regime in Saudi Arabia
2018-09-29 20:05
Qatar cannot bow to Saudi Arabia: Askari

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – George Washington University professor believes that “there is a history of animosity between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and it will not disappear at Camp David.”
2018-09-26 17:05
By: Mohammad Ghaderi

The last breath of Al-Saud in Yemen

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Today, many global media spoke of Saudi defeat in Yemen. This issue comes as Saudi Arabia continues to kill the Yemeni people.
2018-09-22 17:15
US plots in Middle East doomed to failure

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Seyed Mohammad Hasan Aboutorabifard said that US should know that their malicious plots in the Middle East have doomed to failure.
2018-09-21 16:15