Hyrbyair Marri, the head of newly-formed Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), has said that Iran is using its economy to wage proxy wars in the region.
In a statement released to media on Thursday, Mr. Marri welcomed American sanctions against the Iranian regime and said that Iran’s economy is a state control economy which is being used by the regime to wage proxy wars in the region.
Hyrbyair Marri said that Iran has also systematically stagnated Balochistan’s economy since the occupation.
‘Despite Balochistan’s rich marine and mineral resources, Baloch people lack basic necessities of life under Iranian colonialism and the American sanctions will not have a further negative impact on current economic situation of Iranian occupied Balochistan’, he added.
He said that the American sanctions against the Iranian regime will not affect the Baloch people as we have nothing to lose because our nation has already been suffering under the Iranian state.
He blamed that the natural development of Balochistan’s economy was altered and one of the richest country’s natives are living the poorest life in the region.
Hyrbyair Marri further said that it is the right of western states to protect their people from the threats of Islamist terrorism. “Pakistan and Iran’s Jihadist army have been looting and killing Baloch people in the name of religion but unlike Balochistan, United States is a strong country and they can protect their citizens from religious terrorism,” the statement read.
Mr. Marri said that instead of blaming President Trump and other western leaders of Islamophobia it is the responsibility of Muslim countries to look at their own weaknesses to understand why they have failed to stop their citizens from committing acts of terrorism on the name of religion.