SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Saudia and Iran are two rival countries that do not enjoy cordial ties and are in a continuous cold war against Each other. From Pakistan to Yemen both the countries have fought numerous proxies and now the ties between both the countries are at lowest ebb soon after the Yemen war. The Saudi assault on Yemen has increased an already present gulf of difference between both the countries. In another untoward incident that could further sore the ties, Iran has suspended flights to Saudi Arabia for the year-round Umrah pilgrimage over allegations that Saudi security officers sexually assaulted two Iranian boys, Culture Minister Ali Jannati said today. The teenage boys alleged last week that the officers abused them while conducting a security search at Jeddah airport. “Until these guilty people are put on trial and punished, the Umrah will be stopped and Iranian flights will be suspended,” the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) cited Jannati as saying.
Definitely it is a not a good sign. Saudi authorities must probe into the incident and bring the culprits to the Justice. Though both the countries do not enjoy good ties yet it is moral responsibility of the Saudi authorities to assure Iran of full cooperation following the international norms. If Saudia does not conduct an inquiry into this shameful incident, Iran must not resume its flights to the country.
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