By IRNA
Beirut : Lebanese Shi’a source of jurisprudence Allameh Muhammad-Hussain Fazlallah said here Friday Washington is main obstacle in way of expanding good relations between Iran and Arab World.
Seyyed Muhammad Hussain Fazlallah made the comment in his Friday Prayer sermon at Hasanain Mosque at a southern Beirut suburb, adding, “The United States has been creating obstacles in the way of any move made for expansion of economic, political and security relations between Iran the Arab countries during the past couple of decades.” He said, “Iran has proved it is after establishment of best level comprehensive relations and cooperation with the Arab countries, including with Egypt and Jordan.”
Fazlallah said, “We welcome President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent presence at the meeting of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly because during that conference he put forth very important energy, economic, tourism, and security proposals.” According to him, those proposals prove that the Islamic Republic of Iran attaches great significance to expansion of ties with the Arab countries in the region.
The leading Lebanese source of jurisprudence added, “If some people consider those proposals as efforts aimed at blocking the path for a US attack against Iran, they are highly mistaken, because the history of Iran’s friendly relations with the Arab world dates long before the recent US threats, and good samples of it can be sought in Iran’s excellent ties with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, despite political and territorial differences of opinion.”