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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Saudi envoy to Washington says Riyadh supports Trump’s withdrawal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Saudi ambassador to the US, Khalid bin Salman, says his country fully supports Trump’s withdrawal of the US from the Iran nuclear deal.
In a series of tweets, the envoy says:
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fully supports the measures taken by @POTUS with regards to the JCPOA. we always had reservations with regards to sunset clauses, ballistic missiles program, and Iran’s support for terrorism in the region.
“As I said before with regards to the deal, we are on auto pilot heading towards a mountain. Deal has fueled Iran’s malicious expansion driven by its extremist ideology. It provided Iran with a financial windfall that it used to further sectarian strife/chaos in the region.
“Since deal was inked, instead of behaving like a responsible member of the int’l community, the regime doubled down on its support for terror, providing dangerous weapons (such as ballistic missiles) to terrorist proxies including the Houthis In Yemen to target civilians in KSA.
“KSA always believed that the int’l community cannot address Iran’s pursuit of WMD, without addressing the mass destruction Iran is inflecting on the region. Any future deal must address Iran’s ballistic missile program, and its increasing financial/military support for terrorism.”
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fully supports the measures taken by @POTUS with regards to the JCPOA. we always had reservations with regards to sunset clauses, ballistic missiles program, and Iran’s support for terrorism in the region.
— Khalid bin Salman خالد بن سلمان (@kbsalsaud) May 8, 2018
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