“I don’t think the region will witness tranquility while Riyadh refrains from changing its policy,” Chairman of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters in Tehran on Friday night.
Yet, he said that the US and its international and regional allies, including Saudi Arabia, have come to the conclusion that the Syrian crisis has no military solution and therefore they should change their policies.
Saudi Arabia has been proved to play the main role in many terrorist attacks in the regional countries, specially in Syria and Lebanon.
Late in December, the Lebanese security forces said they have arrested Majed al-Majed, the Saudi ringleader of Abdullah Izzam Brigade which has claimed responsibility for the November 19 bombings in front of Tehran’s embassy in Beirut, which left 25 dead, including cultural attaché Ebrahim Ansari.
Some days later, a Lebanese army General, who spoke on the conditions of anonymity in line with regulations, said Al-Majed died in custody in Lebanon. The General said Al-Majed died on Saturday after suffering kidney failure.
Political analysts believe that the supporters and financers of Abdullah Izzam terrorist group have killed Majed for the fear of the possible revelations he could make against the Saudi Takfiri groups and his masters.
Also, other observers say that the Lebanese security forces had started Majed’s interrogation before his death, but refrained from disclosing their information upon Riyadh’s request.
Al-Majed, a Saudi citizen was detained in Lebanon late last month and had been held at a secret location. According to Islamist websites, al-Majed was announced as leader of the Brigades in 2012.
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades was formed in 2009 and is believed to have branches in both the Arabian Peninsula and Lebanon, but may have been active as early as 2004.
After Majed’s death, Lebanese sources disclosed that he had taken orders from Saudi Spy Chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan.
Lebanese information sources said that they have found information linking Majed al-Majed, the Saudi commander of the al-Qaeda affiliated group Abdullah Azzam Brigades who claimed responsibility for the attack to the Saudi spy chief.
A few hours later, the Iranian embassy in Beirut requested access to the investigation into the double suicide bombing.
"The (caretaker) Foreign Ministry received a memo from Iranian authorities in which they asked to stay informed about the investigation with al-Majed, considering that the explosion took place on an Iranian soil," caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour told LBCI television.
Also earlier this month, senior parliamentary officials in Tehran disclosed that Saudi Arabia had offered to pay $3bln to the Lebanese government in return for the extradition of Al-Majed, the suspected head of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades – Ziad al-Jarrah Battalion that claimed responsibility for the November attack on the Iranian embassy in Beirut which killed 23 people.
“The Saudi government has considered $3bln for the extradition of the individual behind the Iranian embassy blast in Lebanon, indicating that the remarks he might make are vitally important for the Saudi government,” Vice-Chairman of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mansour Haqiqatpour told FNA.
“Saudi Arabia has demanded Lebanon to extradite Majed in return for $3bln,” he reiterated.
Haqiqatpour also underlined that Tehran is entitled to file a lawsuit at the UN against Saudi Arabia because the mid November attack was conducted on the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
Riyadh is also considered as the main supporter of the terrorist Takfiri and Salafi groups fighting in Syria.
Late in December, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad said Damascus views Saudi Arabia as its number one enemy, accusing Riyadh of trying to destroy the country by arming extremists and militants fighting in Syria.
Miqdad told AFP that Saudi Arabia was providing unfettered support for "terrorist groups" in Syria, while other nations had reviewed their positions.
