In an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya’s General Manager Turki Aldakhil, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir discussed Sudan’s participation in the Decisive Storm Operation in Yemen and Iran’s activity in the region, the following is a part of this interview.

Bashir said he met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud when he was still the Crown Prince and discussed Yemen and how dangerous the situation was there.

“We in Sudan feel that the situation in Yemen poses a threat to us,” he said, adding that he informed high-ranking Saudi officials of this point of view.

Once the Decisive Storm Operation was declared, Sudan immediately joined forces through a number of military aircraft and Sudanese troops present on the ground in Aden, the president said. “We are also preparing troops to send them to the kingdom and to Yemen,” he added.

Iranian ambitions

On Iran and its activity in the region, Bashir said Saudi Arabia had information about carrying out certain activities against the kingdom from Sudan. “We’ve always confirmed that we will not allow our land to be exploited against the kingdom,” he said, adding that the Iranian activity in Sudan created some sort of sensitivity. “In the end, we were convinced that this activity must be stopped,” Bashir said.

Bashir accused the Americans of establishing a Shiite state in Iraq after the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime and thus helping Iran to expand. “This gave Iran control over four Arab capitals — Damascus, Beirut, Baghdad and Sanaa,” he said.

“Is this the end of Iran’s ambitions or does it have other aims? I think Tehran has other aims,” Bashir added.

Source: / ncr-iran /