Iran is ‘true enemy’ of Gulf Arabs — Kuwaiti MP

A senior Kuwaiti lawmaker describes Iran as the “true enemy” of Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab states, in a sign of growing tensions with the Shiite power.

“It has become clear to all that Iran is an enemy plotting to swallow up our states and resources and is the true enemy of the region,” Hamad al-Harashani, the head of the Kuwaiti parliament’s foreign relations committee, says in a statement.

It is the strongest Kuwaiti criticism in years of Iran, with which Kuwait has traditionally had better ties than its fellow Gulf Arab states.

Harashani singles out an apparent bomb attack Friday in Bahrain as “yet further evidence of Iran’s aggression” in the region.

The blast killed a policeman and wounded seven people, with Bahraini officials saying explosives used in the attack were similar to material seized by authorities last month which “came from Iran.”

“Iran is seeking to spread chaos and undermine the ruling regimes” in the region, Harashani says, calling on Gulf states to boost security coordination.

— AFP