Azerbaijan joins ‘US-Saudi campaign’ to isolate Iran

Panorama, Armenia

Author A. Israyelyan

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered address at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh on May 21 and called for a "coalition of nations" in the Middle East to come together with the aim of "stamping out extremism."

In his speech, during the second day of his visit to Saudi Arabia, President Trump also accused Iran of fueling "the fires of sectarian conflict and terror" and called for its international isolation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to Twitter to respond to President Donald Trump's anti-Tehran remarks, suggesting those were aimed at "milking" Saudi Arabia.

"Iran — fresh from real elections — attacked by @POTUS in that bastion of democracy & moderation. Foreign Policy or simply milking KSA of $480B?" Zarif tweeted on Sunday.

The Iranian foreign minister was referring to a recent arms deal between the US and Saudi Arabia worth almost $110 billion immediately, and set to reach to $350 billion over 10 years, plus a series of other deals.
It is noteworthy that Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev rushed to Saudi Arabia to participate at the Arab-Islamic-US summit “Together, we are stronger,” right after congratulating Iranian president Hasan Rouhani on his reelection in Iranian presidential elections”

Azerbaijani state-run media are quite stingy with providing details about Aliyev’s visit to Saudi Arabia, while the Iranian media outlets describe Aliyev’s participation in the summit as an act against Islamic resistance forces.