British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said that Saudi Arabia and Iran are stoking proxy wars across the Middle East while some politicians in the region are abusing Islam, the Guardian newspaper reported.

Britain has a long alliance with Saudi Arabia which is a major customer for British defense companies, though Britain’s ties with Iran have been tumultuous since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Johnson, who was appointed foreign minister by Prime Minister Theresa May in July, told an audience in Rome last week that the absence of real leadership in the Middle East had allowed people to twist religion and stoke proxy wars.

Source: breitbart.com