Iran Press/Iran News: Speaking in a cabinet session on Wednesday, Hassan Rouhani described Jamal Khashoggi’s murder a shocking incident and said, “Nobody would imagine that in today’s world, we witness such an organised murder and I don’t think without getting support from the United States a country would dare to commit such a crime.”
He added, "It seems that a tribe ruling a country is enjoying protection, and relies on a superpower to commit such a crime and that superpower supports them, not letting any (international) court of law to prosecute them", according to a report by the official website President.ir.
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“How come a nation as great as Yemen has been under severe bombardment for years and the world is silent in this regard? If it were not for US support of Saudi aggression, would the people of Yemen be under such savage bombardment?,” he continued.
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Saudi Arabia, with the support of the United States, the United Arab Emirates and several other countries, has engaged in military aggression against Yemen, imposing a callous ground and naval blockade on the country, and carrying out air strikes since March 2015. The Saudi-led airstrikes and invasion of Yemen has killed more than 14,000 Yemeni people, injured tens of thousands and displaced millions of Yemeni people.
President Rouhani also went on to call on the Turkish government to impartially investigate Khashoggi’s murder, saying, “All aspects of this crime, which is unprecedented in recent decades, must be revealed to the world.”
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He continued, committing such a crime indicates how a misguided belief system can lead to deviation, and this is the same way of thinking that has created terrorist groups like ISIS in the region.
Stating that the crime is an example that makes the nature and reality of the group that is ruling the country home to the holy shrines clear, the President added, there is no doubt that the United States, Europe and other countries’ stances towards the issue reveals just how much they honour human rights and dignity.
Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October to collect documents for his forthcoming marriage, but his Turkish fiancée who was waiting for him in front of the consulate never saw him again.
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After 18 days of silence and rejecting claims that Khashoggi was killed, the Saudi government finally bowed down to international pressure on October 20th and claimed the prominent journalist was killed in a fist-fight inside Istanbul consulate.
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Rouhani also said, without a doubt, what deserves more condemnation regarding this crime and its perpetrators is the power that has given them the courage for this crime.
“Today, it's clear to everyone in the world what kinds of regimes you are and on 4 November, you also want to commit another crime and put pressure on a free, independent and great nation,” he continued.
The President added, “I hope that the peoples of the world will touch the facts as much as possible, and this is an opportunity to clarify the innocence of the people of Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, which are under pressure by the money of those criminals”.
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Appreciating the Iraqi government for establishing peace and security for Arba’een pilgrims, he continued, last year, good coordination was made between the Iranian and Iraqi governments on completing Khorramshahr-Basrah railway, which I hope will become operational in the current year.
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