Saudi Arabia refuses to rule out building nuclear weapons to counter Iranian aggression

dailymail. ^ | 27 March 2015 | By Jay Akbar

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Saudi Ambassador to US said they will take measures to protect country He said Middle East countries worried Iran will develop nuclear weapons Iranian officials are due to meet with world leaders for 'nuclear talks' soon Saudi-led airstrikes targeted Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen again today The Gulf nation wants to avoid potential attack from its southern border

Saudi Arabia will not rule out building nuclear weapons to defend itself against Iran, its ambassador to the United States said.

Al-Jubeir told CNN the 'kingdom of Saudi Arabia will take whatever measures are necessary to protect its security'.

Iranian officials are due to meet with world leaders to negotiate a relief in sanctions against the country in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear programme.

But Al-Jubeir claimed that other countries in the Middle East are 'concerned' about the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons. Saudi Ambassador said US President Barack Obama's administration has told them Iran will be 'cut off' from acquiring nuclear capability and there will be 'very intrusive inspections' to prevent such an outcome.

The Saudi ambassador added: 'I can't say that we like it, because we don't know the details.

'The assurances we have received from the administration have been positive but we want to see the details before we can make a judgement.'

Yesterday, Saudi Arabia and its allies in the region launched a series of airstrikes against rebel forces inside Yemen who they believe are backed by Iran.

Some experts believe the escalating conflict in the country is turning into a proxy war between the Saudi's and Yemen.

Referencing growing violence there, Al-Jubeir said his country is growing concerned about what he deems 'Iran's interference in the affairs of other countries in the region'.

Adding: 'We believe Iran's behaviour... is not reassuring to people in the region.'

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The unstated goal of the Iranians is to become the most militarily powerful Muslim nation in the Middle East in order to convert the Sunni nations into Shiite Islam. Iran itself converted from Sunni to Shiite in the 1700s

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