Tehran, Oct 18: Iran has been playing it cool as it watches the 'furore' over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi create a crisis for its regional rival Saudi Arabia.
As of Wednesday, the Iran government is yet to put forth any official statement on the alleged murder of Khashoggi, who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2.
Barraged by questions during a press conference, Iran foreign ministry spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi said that Iran was monitoring events.
Reza Ghabishavi, one of the writers in the reformist Arman newspaper, acknowledged the silence of Iran's leaders over the case. Ghabishavi pointed out that Khashoggi was no friend of Iran, having strongly criticised the country's foreign interventions in Yemen, Syria and Iraq.
The Tehran Times emphasised that Khashoggi's alleged assassination was the inevitable result of the West's long-running support for Saudi monarchs.
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