Saudi Foreign Minister: ‘All Bets Off’ If Iran Gets Nuclear Weapon

Saudi Foreign Minister: ‘All Bets Off’ If Iran Gets Nuclear Weapon
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 9, 2022. Ahmed Yosri/Reuters
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DUBAI—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbours would act to shore up their security if Tehran were to obtain nuclear weapons.

Indirect U.S.-Iranian talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact between global powers and the Iranian regime, which Washington exited in 2018, stalled in September. The U.N. nuclear chief has voiced concern over a recent announcement by Tehran that it was boosting enrichment capacity.