TEHRAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian military official said Tuesday that the recent U.S.-Saudi Arabia arms deal will jeopardize regional security, Tasnim news agency reported.
The arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia not only would not contribute to security in the Middle East, but would lead to insecurity and tensions in the region, the military aide to Iran's Supreme Leader, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said.
Washington earns huge profit from fomenting regional insecurity and creates tensions among Muslim countries, Rahim Safavi was quoted as saying.
He noted that Iran's principal policy is respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other states, stressing that regional security would materialize only through concerted efforts and direct dialogue to achieve a common understanding.
On Saturday, the U.S. President Donald Trump sealed a 110-billion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
During his visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Trump called on the regional countries to isolate Iran which, he said, had "fueled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror."
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Trump's recent anti-Iran remarks and rising Iranophebia are aimed at "milking" Saudi Arabia.
