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Saudis 'Lied To' by US, Pursue Independent Policy
Senior advisor to Saudi royal family says the US 'deceived' his country over Iran deal; Saudis to pursue 'independent' foreign policies.
By Ari Yashar
First Publish: 11/26/2013, 5:10 PM
Despite initial positive statements by Saudi Arabia on the Iran nuclear deal reached Sunday in Geneva, a senior advisor to the Saudi royal family said that his country was deceived by its American ally in the agreements and will pursue an independent foreign policy in response.
The advisor, Nawaf Obaid, told a think tank meeting in London "we were lied to, things were hidden from us. The problem is not with the deal that was struck in Geneva but how it was done," reports The Telegraph.
On Sunday, just after the deal which gave Iran around $7 billion in sanctions relief in return for promises to enrich uranium at lower levels, among other things, revelations showed that US President Barack Obama's administration had been holding secret negotiations with Iran for the past 6 months.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/174497#.Upji93Qo7IV
Senior advisor to Saudi royal family says the US 'deceived' his country over Iran deal; Saudis to pursue 'independent' foreign policies.
By Ari Yashar
First Publish: 11/26/2013, 5:10 PM
Despite initial positive statements by Saudi Arabia on the Iran nuclear deal reached Sunday in Geneva, a senior advisor to the Saudi royal family said that his country was deceived by its American ally in the agreements and will pursue an independent foreign policy in response.
The advisor, Nawaf Obaid, told a think tank meeting in London "we were lied to, things were hidden from us. The problem is not with the deal that was struck in Geneva but how it was done," reports The Telegraph.
On Sunday, just after the deal which gave Iran around $7 billion in sanctions relief in return for promises to enrich uranium at lower levels, among other things, revelations showed that US President Barack Obama's administration had been holding secret negotiations with Iran for the past 6 months.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/174497#.Upji93Qo7IV
