Jamal Khashoggi was speaking to the network about Saudi-Iraqi relations. He quoted Amir Nayef bin Abdelaziz, the Saudi Interior Minister and Second Deputy to the Prime Minister, as saying that Iraqis know full well where al-Qaeda fundamentalists enter Iraq from. They do not go to Iraq from Saudi Arabia. They come from countries which are perceived as Iraqi allies.
He added, “They specifically come from Iran. Iraqis also know that they enter Iraq from Iran and its ally, Syria. If Iran and Syria want to prevent their entry they can. But, they do not want to prevent their entry. They have vested interests in their entry and activities in Iraq. This arc starts from Afghanistan, continues over Iran and Syria and crosses Iraq.”