Iran warns Saudi prince for bringing 'battle' to Iran remark

FILE -- In this Feb. 8, 2016 file photo, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan sits after being awarded the "Medal of Courage" by President Hassan Rouhani during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran. Dehghan lashed back on Monday, May 8, 2017, at Saudi Arabia, slamming the kingdom’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over belligerent comments made last week. Salman had said the Saudis would not sit and wait for war but would “work so that it becomes a battle for them in Iran and not in Saudi Arabia." Iran’s defense minister says Iran would advise against “such a stupidity” because in that case, nothing would be “left in Saudi Arabia except Mecca and Medina,” the two holy cities. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE -- In this April 19, 2017 file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, center left, departs after his meeting with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, center right, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Iran's defense minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan lashed back on Monday, May 8, 2017, at Saudi Arabia, slamming Mohammed bin Salman over belligerent comments made last week. Salman had said the Saudis would not sit and wait for war but would “work so that it becomes a battle for them in Iran and not in Saudi Arabia." Dehghan also expressed suspicions over what he described as Riyadh's close ties with the United States and also Israel. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP, File) (The Associated Press)