libertycall
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Infact it is not KSA vs IRAN. the Issue is USA vs IRAN.
"Saudi Arabia is prepared to contribute ground troops to the fight in Syria, but only as part of a U.S.-led coalition." he said.
Saudi Arabia: If needed, remove Syria's Assad by force - CNN.com
it is usa that is pushing ksa to yemen and syria. ksa has no choice but to follow usa.
And was it the USA which forced the Ayatollahs to encourage Bashar to maintain his minority sectarian regime? The Ayatollahs could have encouraged the formation of a federal structure for Syria but they decided that on no account would Sunni Syrians be given a say in the running of their country.
Exactly the same way as after coming to power in the 1979 'revolution' they made it illegal for a Sunni Iranian to ever lead Iran.
If the Ayatollahs had encouraged a new democratic power structure in Syria, this would have increased pressure for democratic change on all the Arab regimes in the region, and elevated the status of Iran in the area and world. Now not only is Iran and Hezbollah hated by all the regimes, it's also hated by all the people.
This is exactly why Sheikh Tufayli the first secretary general of Hezbollah warned Iran that it was declaring war against 1.2 billion Sunnis by its own behavior.
You have wrong point of view copied from Saudi/Western media.
Accusing Iran of sectarianism is a big conspiracy handled by the US since 3 decades ago. We have thousands of Sunni and non-Muslim people who live in Iran like Shia Muslims without any problem and they have even several representatives in the parliament who write our laws, while they're less than 4% of our population. The Shia population of KSA is estimated around 10-30%; I want you to judge fairly, how is their situations?
Iran is accused of racism while it has tens of different race itself and is supporting Arabs in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, …
And is accused of sectarianism while it is supporting the Sunni-Salafi Resistance of Palestine, Sunni Iraqi Kurds, Afghan Sunni mujahideen, syrian and Iraqi army…
Give me just one example of Iranian officials talking about sects and against Sunnis. And I can give you tens of examples of official "unbeliever" consideration of Shiites by Wahhabi heads.
Our problem with KSA is only and only one things: the wrong actions that Arab kingdoms commit in order to save their familiy on rule. We don't care about race and sect; Sunni, Shia, Christian and Jewish are respected by Iran; what we hate in the Saudi regime, is their support to terrorism and their role in providing US interests in the region.
He's a Pakistani. Why are you asking him to compare how the Saudi Arabian government treats its Shia minority versus how the Iranian government treats its Sunni minority?
Why don't you ask him to compare how the Pakistani government treats its Shia minority versus how the Iranian government treats its minority Sunnis?
1. In Iran it's illegal for a Sunni to be the leader of Iran: In Pakistan it's not only legal for a Shia to be the leader but it has had several Shia leaders.
2. In Iran it's illegal for a Sunni to study Sunni religion outside Iran. In Pakistan hundreds of thousands of Shia travel outside the country including to Iran to study Shi'ism.
3. In Iran a Sunni has never been allowed to head any senior military post. In Pakistan several Shia have been generals.
4. In Iran it's next to impossible for Sunnis to get permission for a mosque. In Pakistan there are thousands of not only Shia mosques but also imam-barghas etc.
5. In Iran, Sunnis are forced to read Eid prayers behind a Shia religious leader. In Pakistan, Shia can pray behind whoever they like.
Now be honest. Which is more fair to its minority??
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