Region may become more dangerous after Iran deal, says Saudi

Riyadh - In May, Saudi Arabia had made a cautious statement endorsing the nuclear framework agreement reached between Iran and six world powers.

Iran's nuclear deal with world powers will mean "a happy day" if it stops the country gaining a nuclear arsenal, but the agreement would prove bad if it allowed Tehran to "wreak havoc in the region", a Saudi official said on Tuesday.
The official said Iran had destabilised the whole Middle East through its activities in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen and added that if the deal allowed it concessions, the region would become more dangerous.
In May, Saudi Arabia had made a cautious statement endorsing the nuclear framework agreement reached between Iran and six world powers.
"The council of ministers expressed hope for attaining a binding and definitive agreement that would lead to the strengthening of security and stability in the region and the world," an official statement had said.
US President Barack Obama plans to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and European allies about the Iran nuclear deal, US officials told reporters on Tuesday.
The president informed leaders in the US Congress about the deal on Monday night and planned further engagement with lawmakers this week, the officials said on a conference call.
US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday and urged Tehran to release Americans held in Iran, one official added.

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