Tehran, YJC. A top Iranian military commander says through its petrodollars, Saudi Arabia has financed the rise of terrorist militant groups.
"Saudi Arabia is the founder of Wahhabi terrorist militants
such as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),” said Armed Forces Chief
of Staff Hassan Firouzabadi on Wednesday.
The country has spent windfall petrodollars on rearing these
groups, he asserted.
Firouzabadi further stated that after the ISIL threat was
exposed to the international community, Washington and ISIL sponsors in a fake
move forged an alliance against the militant group, while what they do in fact
is to provide arms and other equipment for the terrorist group.
"By increasing its oil production, Saudi Arabia has assured
the US and the West, which represent the world’s capitalists, that they would
not suffer any fuel shortage. Additionally, it has left a financial burden on
the regional anti-terrorist countries which fight ISIL, through decreasing oil
prices and subsequent drop in their revenues,” he noted.
Firouzabadi stated taht regional countries have suffered $500
billion in losses while Western states which had faced financial crises have
been gifted $300 billion following the Saudi regime’s actions.