Russian President Vladimir Putin said before his first visit to Saudi Arabia in ...
RIYADH/DUBAI - Russian President Vladimir Putin said before his first visit to Saudi Arabia in more than a decade that Moscow could play a key role in easing regional tensions given its good ties with Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab states and Shi’ite Iran.
Yemen’s Houthi movement responsibility for the Sept. 14 attacks, but Riyadh and Washington blamed Tehran. “Imagine, we don’t know. The next day, I asked the head of the foreign intelligence service and the defense minister. ‘No, we don’t know.’” he said according to an Arabic-language transcript provided by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television.
As Trump reinstated U.S. sanctions, increasing pressure on Iran’s economy, there have been a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia and in Gulf waters that Washington and close allies have blamed on Iran, which denies responsibility. “Most likely it can and should be discussed ... The missile program is one thing and the nuclear program is another thing,” he said. “Of course, this is necessary, but there is no need to merge one with the other...”
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