Posted on 12/21/2021 7:00:15 PM PST by BenLurkin
Iran has implied that its regional foe, Saudi Arabia, may have blocked efforts to save the life of its ambassador to Yemen, who contracted coronavirus there but was unable to be repatriated immediately for urgent medical treatment.
Riyadh controls the airspace around the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, and the ambassador was flown out on an Iraqi military aircraft after negotiations by the Oman government with Saudi Arabia.
The Wall Street Journal had reported that Riyadh said there were no signs the ambassador was seriously ill and that in return for allowing Irlu to leave Yemen, Riyadh had asked the Houthis to release a number of Saudis held by the militant group.
If the Saudi objections to his evacuation were genuinely material to his death, the episode is unlikely to ease relations between the two countries that had been on a upward path.
Saudi Arabia resents what it regards as Iranian interference in support of the Houthis, a group that Saudi Arabia has been fighting to contain for six years.
His death also highlights the diplomatic impasse in Yemen, marked by Saudi air attacks on Sana’a on Monday.
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Is Iran implying that their treatment for covid is better than the Saudis’ treatment for covid? Saudi has half a million cases and 9K deaths; Iran has over 6 million cases and over 150K dead. I’d rather be in Saudi
Who do those Saudis think they are? Fauci?
Those bastards, they killed Irlu!
Don’t they have Ivermectin in Iran??
They have more sense than Fauci.
That is a very low bar.
Saudis are extremely dishonest, lazy and nowhere near as smart as Persians. That’s just a fact. If you do well in a Saudi facility, it’s because they have a westerner working on contract.
The UK has roughly twice the Saudi population, 67 million vs 34 million. The UK has 11.5M cases, 147k dead. The lying no-good lazy Saudis have half a million cases and 9K deaths”
Norming that out, the UK would have 5.75 million cases, and 73k dead.
How exactly did the Saudis manage to have 8% of the per capita UK case rate, and 12% of the British death rate?
I had no idea the Saudis were so advanced. Maybe we should all switch to islam and study their amazing ways.
Iran’s numbers roughly correspond to those in the UK.
Just saying.
I have little sympathy for anything Iran.
Until you throw away the garbage that runs your country, F, you
Are you cool with Saudi and DC leadership?
Oh, Hell NO.
Lol, just messin with you. I knew what you meant.
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