President Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman at the start of a bilateral meeting at Erga Palace in Riyadh January 27, 2015. Credit: REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Wall Street Journal: Obama Parries Questions on Iran Deal From Arabs as Well as Israelis
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, others worry about regional arms race; new talk of extending U.S. ‘umbrella’
WASHINGTON—Arab governments are privately expressing their concern to Washington about the emerging terms of a potential deal aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program, according to Arab and U.S. officials involved in the deliberations.
The direction of U.S. diplomacy with Tehran has added fuel to fears in some Arab states of a nuclear-arms race in the region, as well as reviving talk about possibly extending a U.S. nuclear umbrella to Middle East allies to counter any Iranian threat.
Update #1: Arab nations said deeply worried by Iran nuke deal -- Times of Israel
Update #2: Arab Nations Concerned Over "Bad Deal" with Iran -- Breaking Israel News
WNU Editor: I do not know what is in the mind of the Saudi leadership .... but my gut is telling me that if Iran gets the deal that the Saudis think they will get .... I expect the Saudi Arabian government to start pursuing their own nuclear program .... and nuclear nonproliferation .... as we know it .... will be over.
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