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Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:55
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Spokesman Deplores Hague's Claims against Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast categorically denied recent allegations raised against Tehran by Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, and lashed out at London's meddling in the region's affairs.
Hague told Britain's Parliament last week that Tehran has helped Syria suppress anti-government protests.
He also claimed that London had "credible information" Iranian government had provided paramilitary training to Syrian security forces.
In a statement issued on Monday, Mehman-Parast said that Britain has on occasion intervened and escalated tensions in the Middle-East and Persian Gulf states.
Mehman-Parast pointed out that Muslims in the Middle-East view recent remarks by Hague as in line with Britain's colonialist objectives.
The senior Iranian official also advised British statesmen to learn from their past mistakes, and not bring shame on future administrations.
On Thursday, Iran summoned Britain's top diplomat in Tehran to protest at Hague's accusations.
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official told British Charge d'affaires Jane Marriott that the accusations leveled by William Hague were "without any evidence or reason".
"There is no justification for the British government to raise such charges against other countries because of its own meddlesome measures and destructive role in developments in the region, especially the training of military forces in some countries in order to suppress the people," the Iranian foreign ministry stated.
Hague's claims came nearly two weeks after the British government admitted that the Saudi troops sent to Bahrain to crush the popular uprisings in the tiny Persian Gulf island have had British military training.
The British Ministry of Defense admitted that members of the Saudi Arabian National Guard dispatched to Bahrain have received military trainings from the British Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia.
Britain keeps a large and secretive military training team in Saudi Arabia. British military personnel advise and teach the kingdom's forces in areas, including crowd control and suppression.
Hague told Britain's Parliament last week that Tehran has helped Syria suppress anti-government protests.
He also claimed that London had "credible information" Iranian government had provided paramilitary training to Syrian security forces.
In a statement issued on Monday, Mehman-Parast said that Britain has on occasion intervened and escalated tensions in the Middle-East and Persian Gulf states.
Mehman-Parast pointed out that Muslims in the Middle-East view recent remarks by Hague as in line with Britain's colonialist objectives.
The senior Iranian official also advised British statesmen to learn from their past mistakes, and not bring shame on future administrations.
On Thursday, Iran summoned Britain's top diplomat in Tehran to protest at Hague's accusations.
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official told British Charge d'affaires Jane Marriott that the accusations leveled by William Hague were "without any evidence or reason".
"There is no justification for the British government to raise such charges against other countries because of its own meddlesome measures and destructive role in developments in the region, especially the training of military forces in some countries in order to suppress the people," the Iranian foreign ministry stated.
Hague's claims came nearly two weeks after the British government admitted that the Saudi troops sent to Bahrain to crush the popular uprisings in the tiny Persian Gulf island have had British military training.
The British Ministry of Defense admitted that members of the Saudi Arabian National Guard dispatched to Bahrain have received military trainings from the British Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia.
Britain keeps a large and secretive military training team in Saudi Arabia. British military personnel advise and teach the kingdom's forces in areas, including crowd control and suppression.
