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Politics makes strange bedfellows: OUR friends the Saudis won't sit idly by if West fails to stop Iran

Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, who is the Saudi ambassador to the UK, told the British Times on Friday that his country will not sit idly by and watch Iran get nuclear weapons.

“We are not going to sit idly by and receive a threat there and not think seriously how we can best defend our country and our region,” Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, who is the Saudi ambassador to the UK and King Abdullah’s nephew, told British newspaper The Times.

“Let’s just leave it there, all options are available,” he said, referring to possible defense plans made in response to Iran developing its nuclear capability.

The Prince said that Israel should also have to show that its alleged nuclear weapons are 'peaceful' but note that the Saudis didn't see the need for a defense plan against Israel.

Then there's this:

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK said on Friday that the kingdom would not “sit idly by” if world powers fail to halt Iran’s nuclear program, calling the Obama administration’s “rush” to embrace Tehran as “incomprehensible.”

Politics make very strange bedfellows....

Labels: Iran sanctions regime, Iranian nuclear threat, our friends the Saudis, P 5+1

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:31 PM