Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Iran’s Gulf Arabneighbours would act to shore up their security if Tehran were to obtainnuclear weapons.
Indirect US-Iranian talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact between globalpowers and Iran, which Washington exited in 2018, stalled in September. TheU.N. nuclear chief has voiced concern over a recent announcement by Tehranthat it was boosting enrichmentlink capacity.
“If Iran gets an operational nuclear weapon, all bets are off,” PrinceFaisal bin Farhan Al Saud said in an on-stage interview at the World PolicyConference in Abu Dhabi when asked about such a scenario.
“We are in a very dangerous space in the region…you can expect thatregional states will certainly look towards how they can ensure their ownsecurity.”
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The nuclear talks have stalled with Western powerslinkaccusingIran of raising unreasonable demands, and focus shifting to theRussia-Ukraine war as well as domestic unrest in Iran over the death incustody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
Though Riyadh remained “sceptical” about the Iran nuclear deal, PrinceFaisal said it supported efforts to revive the pact “on condition that itbe a starting point, not an end point” for a stronger deal with Tehran.
