Saudi Arabia, Israel Present De Facto United Front Against Iran

(Reuters) John Irish and Andrea Shalal - Saudi Arabia and Israel both called on Sunday for a new push against Iran, signaling a growing alignment in their interests. Their ministers demanded at the Munich Security Conference that Tehran be punished for propping up the Syrian government, developing ballistic missiles, and funding separatists in Yemen. Turkey also joined the de facto united front against Tehran, as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu criticized an Iranian "sectarian policy" aimed at undermining Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. He added, "It's good that we are now normalizing our relations with Israel."


2017-02-20 00:00:00

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