Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, yesterday told Iran that making provocative statements against countries in the Gulf region would not serve its interests. “It will not be in the interest of Iran to provoke any party,” the prince said when asked about Tehran’s plan to attack Gulf states in response to a possible US strike on the country.Speaking to reporters after opening the new Saudi Embassy building in Kuwait, Sultan said Saudi Arabia was not playing host to any foreign forces. “Saudi Arabia is not the runway or base of any force in the world,” said the crown prince in reply to question whether the Kingdom would allow the US to use military bases in the Gulf to attack Iran.
Sultan reiterated the GCC stand that the three islands — Abu Moussa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs — occupied by Iran belonged to the United Arab Emirates.