Can be trusted to the Iranian regime ?

General Jones: Iran Regime Can't Be Trusted

Former supreme allied commander of NATO, General James Jones ,In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, expressed relief towards the “tremendously successful” meeting between Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, and US President Donald Trump where both agreed upon “risks threatening the Gulf.” What follows is an excerpt of this interview.

General Jones about  evaluate US-Saudi relations and to point out how they will differ compared to the presidential tenure of Barack Obama, replied that “Trump and the government were clear that Iran is a state that can’t be trusted and that it represents a threat to the region and is a source of terrorism. I think that the common vision of Saudi deputy crown prince and other Gulf leaders towards Iran enhanced the ties with the new US administration.”

Jones about this question :“How can the US cooperate with the Saudi kingdom and the Arabian Gulf countries to limit the Iranian intervention in their affairs and to halt Iran’s terrorist operations?” answer  that  “I see that if we are facing an existential threat then we should be decisive, double the sanctions and do all that we should to make Iran change its attitude radically.”

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