Post by Daniel on Jan 19, 2016 18:56:51 GMT -5
Saudis not ruling out nuclear bomb in response to Iran
By Ben Ariel
1/20/2016
Saudi Arabia is not ruling out developing a nuclear bomb if its regional rival Iran obtains one, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday.
Asked if Saudi Arabia had discussed seeking a nuclear bomb in the event Iran managed to obtain one, al-Jubeir replied the country would do "whatever we need to do in order to protect our people".
"I don't think it would be logical to expect us to discuss any such issue in public and I don't think it would be reasonable to expect me to answer this question one way or another," he told Reuters.
He also warned that the lifting of sanctions on Iran as a result of its nuclear deal with world powers will be a harmful development if the Islamic Republic uses the extra money to fund "nefarious activities".
Jubeir's comments were the first to directly address the lifting of sanctions on Iran, which was made official several days ago once the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed Iran met its initial obligations under the terms of the nuclear deal reached with world powers last July.
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By Ben Ariel
1/20/2016
Saudi Arabia is not ruling out developing a nuclear bomb if its regional rival Iran obtains one, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday.
Asked if Saudi Arabia had discussed seeking a nuclear bomb in the event Iran managed to obtain one, al-Jubeir replied the country would do "whatever we need to do in order to protect our people".
"I don't think it would be logical to expect us to discuss any such issue in public and I don't think it would be reasonable to expect me to answer this question one way or another," he told Reuters.
He also warned that the lifting of sanctions on Iran as a result of its nuclear deal with world powers will be a harmful development if the Islamic Republic uses the extra money to fund "nefarious activities".
Jubeir's comments were the first to directly address the lifting of sanctions on Iran, which was made official several days ago once the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed Iran met its initial obligations under the terms of the nuclear deal reached with world powers last July.
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www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/206726
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