29 Mar 2024
Friday 23 June 2017 - 22:31
Story Code : 265796

Iran nuclear chief warns US over support for Saudi Arabia

The Guardian l Saeed Kamali Dehghan: Ali Akbar Salehi, who helped negotiate 2015 deal on Tehrans atomic programme, says US risks upsetting balance of power in Middle East

The head of Irans atomic energy organisation, one of the architects of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, has warned the US to stop upsetting the regional balance of power by siding with Saudi Arabia.

Writing in the Guardian, Ali Akbar Salehi said lavish arms purchases by regional actors a reference to the Saudi purchase of $100bn of US arms during Donald Trumps recent visit to Riyadh would be seen as provocative in Tehran and that it would be unrealistic to expect Iran to remain indifferent.

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