US and Saudi Arabia call for deterring Iran's interference in the region
July 16, 2022, 4:45 pm

US and Saudi Arabia call for deterring Iran's interference in the region

Fars news agency reported Monday (June 13) that two Iran aerospace officials ‘martyred while on mission’ - Pic AFP

The United States and Saudi Arabia on Saturday (July 16) called for deterring Iran's interference in the region and preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

"President Biden strongly affirmed the United States’ continued commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia’s security and territorial defense," said a joint statement following Biden's meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The statement affirmed US commitment to allowing Riyadh "to obtain necessary capabilities to defend its people and territory against external threats."

According to the statement, both countries stressed "the importance of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon."

At several occasions, Iran vehemently denied the accusations of interference in the affairs of the region's countries.

The United States and Saudi Arabia on Saturday (July 16) called for deterring Iran's interference in the region and preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

President Joe Biden has pledged that the US is "prepared to use all elements of its national power" to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

He made the declaration with Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid on the second day of his visit there.

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Biden pledged that the US would with Israel and “with our other partners to confront Iran's aggression and destabilising activities", including Iran's use of "terrorist organisations such as Hezbollah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad".

Biden is currently visiting Saudi Arabia at the last stop of his first regional tour since taking office last year. His tour included Israel and the West Bank.

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