The US decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly known as Iran nuclear deal, has sparkled uncertainty over the reached nuclear arrangements and Tehran’s further actions.
Riyadh will seek to develop its own nukes if Tehran decides to renew its nuclear weapons program, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said.
“If Iran acquires nuclear capability we will do everything we can to do the same,” the minister said as quoted by the CNN.
Saudi Arabia welcomed US President Donald Trump’s step to pull out Washington from the 2015 nuclear agreement, which stipulated the relief of anti-Iranian sanctions in exchange for maintaining its nuclear program peaceful.
