Saudi Arabia warns Iranian Supreme Leader, tells him to do nuclear deal with this non-Muslim country or… what is going to happen in Gulf?
Saudi Arabia warns Iranian Supreme Leader, tells him to do nuclear deal with this non-Muslim country or… what is going to happen in Gulf?
Riyadh: The Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia had given a strong warning to the top leaders during his visit to the country last month. He told the Middle East Country that either Tehran should accept Donald Trump's proposal to negotiate on the nuclear deal or else there will be a serious threat of an Israeli attack. The Saudi Defence Minister stated that by doing this Iran can avoid a serious confrontation with Israel. witnessing the threat of instability in the Gulf countries once again, Saudi Arabia's 89-year-old King Salman bin Abdul Aziz sent his son and Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to Tehran.
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