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Iran slams ‘simple-minded’ Saudi crown prince

By AFP
March 17, 2018

TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday lashed out at Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling him a “simple-mind” after the powerful young royal likened Iran´s supreme leader to Adolf Hitler.“These words are worthless ... because they come from a simple-mind full of illusions who speaks only bitterness and lies,” said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi.

In an interview with CBS television, parts of which were released Thursday, Prince Mohammed also said that if Tehran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow. Prince Mohammed´s remarks were aired just days before he due to visit Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump.