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Saudi Arabia's Faisal: Iran is breeding chaos through Hamas

Hamas tries to explain away Saudi Arabia's harsh words for the organization, as alliances appear to be shifting in the Middle East.

Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia attends a plenary session at the 1st World Policy Conference in Evian October 6, 2008.  REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (FRANCE) - RTX995U
Prince Turki al-Faisal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia attends a plenary session at the 1st World Policy Conference in Evian, Oct. 6, 2008. — REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Despite recent overtures from Hamas, Saudi Arabia is making it clear it has no intention of forging a relationship with the group.

At the annual anti-Iran regime rally July 9, former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal Al Saud accused Iran of breeding chaos in several Middle Eastern countries by supporting various groups, including Hamas in Palestine.

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