Bin Salman: We must seek coexistence with Iran; Israel is not an enemy, it is a possible ally

According to Fars News Agency’s International Service, “Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman” in an exclusive interview with the American website “Atlantic»That website«News ۲۴Saudi Arabia has published it in full, addressing various issues, including the need for coexistence with Iran.

Khashkchi file

In part of the interview, a reporter from the Atlantic base asks the Saudi Crown Prince about the assassination of Jamal Khashgechi, a columnist for the American newspaper The Washington Post, noting that the CIA has concluded that he ordered the assassination. Raises the question of how it responds to this conclusion. Muhammad ibn Salman replied: “It is painful to see anyone who is killed unjustly. “So even if a person deserves the death penalty more than anyone else, the judiciary must decide on him and he must also have the right to defend himself.”

The Crown Prince continued: “What happened was a painful event and we hope it will not happen to any Saudi citizen or any citizen. No one else happens anywhere in the world. This was undoubtedly a severe defeat in the system. We did our best to reform the system and we made sure that such a thing would not happen again. We also took similar measures that any fair government might take. We sent these people for interrogation and then to court. “After that, the court decided to impose different punishments on them.”

Bin Salman added: “They are being punished. This happened when the Americans made a mistake in Iraq or Afghanistan and Guantanamo. “You took the right steps, and so did we.”

“Why should I do this?” this is clear!” “We were blamed,” bin Salman said. I understand this anger, especially among journalists, and I understand their feelings; But we also have our own feelings and pain. We feel that we have not been treated properly. I personally feel that human rights laws have not been enforced against me. “Article 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights emphasizes that a person is innocent until convicted.”

Bin Salman added: “I did not have this right, so how can you talk to me about human rights when you did not treat me according to Article 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is an irrational issue. It is painful to be treated like this; But at the same time, we understand these feelings. But the biggest question for me is that almost seventy journalists around the world were killed that year. Can you name them? Not? So thank you very much. Is this a kind of feeling towards a journalist or is it designed against us and against me? “If this is really the feeling of a fellow journalist, then name the seventy journalists who were killed that year.”

The Saudi Crown Prince also claimed in another part of the interview that he had not read even one of Jamal Khashgechi’s articles.

Jamal Khashgechi was born on October 13, 1958. He was previously the editor of Al-Watan newspaper and later the director of Al-Arab news network. Khashgechi fled Saudi Arabia in September 2017 and later, as a Washington Post columnist, published articles criticizing some of his country’s policies, especially Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He was an outspoken critic of the Saudi-led coalition’s military intervention in Yemen.

Khashgechi was brutally assassinated in October 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Last March, the US government released a report on the assassination of Jamal Khashgechi, indicating that the assassination was carried out on the direct orders of Mohammad bin Salman.

Relations with Iran

Bin Salman, who spoke in 2017 about Riyadh’s inability to come to terms with Tehran, addressed relations with Iran in another part of the interview, saying: “They are our neighbors and will remain our neighbors forever. We can not get rid of them and they can not get rid of us, so it is better to solve problems and look for ways that allow us to coexist. We had discussions for four months and heard many statements from Iranian leaders, which were welcomed by us in Saudi Arabia. “We will continue to examine the details of these discussions, and I hope we will reach a position that is good for both countries and creates a bright future for Saudi Arabia and Iran.”

“I believe that any country in the world that has a nuclear bomb – whether Iran or any other country – is dangerous,” the Saudi Crown Prince said, referring to the Iran nuclear deal. “So we do not want to see this, nor do we want to see a weak nuclear deal that ends up being the same.”

Relations with the Zionist regime

“Agreement between Gulf Cooperation Council member states on the visit of the Israeli Prime Minister to Abu Dhabi,” Bin Salman also said in another part of the conversation, in response to an Atlantic reporter’s question about the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to Abu Dhabi. [فارس] That is, no country should take any political, security or economic action that could harm the member states of the Council. All the countries of this council adhere to this. In addition, in my opinion, any country is completely free to do whatever it wants to do. “They have the right to do whatever they see fit for the UAE.”

“But as far as we are concerned, we hope that the problem between the Israelis and the Palestinians will be resolved,” he added. We do not look at Israel as an enemy, but as a potential ally in the many interests we can achieve together. “But some issues need to be resolved before that can be achieved.”

Criticism of America

Bin Salman also criticized the United States in another section, saying that the country gave the extremists a chance with the entry of the Iraq war. He also answered an Atlantic reporter’s question about whether he would like the US president to know what he might not know about him. “It does not matter to me,” the Saudi Crown Prince replied.

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