Saudi Foreign Minister at U.N. Condemns Iranian Attacks, Ties Peace to Palestinian State

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the 81st U.N. General Assembly on Saturday that Saudi Arabia and other states in the region had suffered brutal Iranian attacks, and reaffirmed the kingdom's right to defend its security. He urged the world to reject attacks by the Houthi terrorist militia and demanded that the Strait of Hormuz return to its prewar status without tolls. He said a just and lasting peace could come only through an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 lines, rejected any displacement of Palestinians and called settlement expansion illegal. He also cited more than $29 billion in Saudi aid to Yemen.