Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, took part in the meeting of the Arab League’s extraordinary session at the Ministerial level to discuss ways to address Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab states, which was held today at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo.

He expressed his sincere thanks to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its invitation to this important meeting, stressing that it is not the first initiative of the Kingdom of Arabia to push forward joint Arab action to be the mechanism that addresses any threats to Arab countries from any side.

The Foreign Minister stressed that Iran poses a great threat to the region, pointing out that the missile that targeted Riyadh is not the first attack on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by parties operating in favor of Iran in the region such as the Houthis.

The Minister added that the bombing of an oil pipeline in the Kingdom of Bahrain is not the first attack, but comes as part of a series of long attacks that cost the Kingdom of Bahrain many martyrs and thousands of wounded security men and citizens, and all those crimes were by Iranian agents in the region.

He warned that there is a serious escalation of Iranian practices in the region, which puts everyone in front of a great responsibility, which is the responsibility of maintaining Arab national security through the only mechanism, the mechanism of joint Arab action.

He said that Iran is not only fighting directly from its coasts, where it is conducting smuggling operations and many other activities, but it has many arms in the region, adding that Iran's biggest arm in the region is Hezbollah's terrorist wing, which is located in the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic among other places. 

He stressed that this is the great challenge to the Arab national security, which is exposed to a state that is trying to clearly overthrow and control countries; and does not hesitate to take any action to reach this goal.

He pointed out that everyone bears responsibility, and that the Lebanese Republic, which is a brotherly Arab country that is loved and appreciated, is under full control of the terrorist Hezbollah, which is not only targeting acts within the borders of Lebanon, but crosses the borders to all Arab states.

"We must be clear in this regard, we do not talk about Arab differences, we talk about threats to us all, and if we do not take this issue seriously, we will be deficient," he said.

The Minister expressed hope that joint Arab action will be more effective in establishing security and stability in the region and in maintaining Arab national security.