U.S. won't take eye off Iran in review of Saudi relationship - State Department

Record ID: 1692692

  • Title: U.S. won't take eye off Iran in review of Saudi relationship - State Department
  • Date: 11th October 2022
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 11, 2022) (STATE TV) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON, NED PRICE, APPROACHING LECTERN (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN, NED PRICE, SAYING: “There are security challenges, some of which emanate from Iran, certainly. We won't take our eye off the threat that Iran poses not only to the region, but in some ways beyond. You have seen us separate and apart from any single bilateral relationship we have with the region, respond and take action, in some cases multilaterally, in some cases unilaterally, against the malign actions and malign influence that Iran has perpetrated, that Iran has attempted to export throughout the region. We are not going to cast aside any of the important tools that we need to wield to ensure that Iran does not pose a threat to American people, to American interests, and to our broader interests in the region. That certainly won't change.” WHITE FLASH PRICE LISTENING TO QUESTIONS
  • Embargoed: 25th October 2022 20:56
  • Keywords: Iran Ned Price Saudi Arabia State Department U.S. state briefing
  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001157611102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:The Biden administration will not take its eye off the threat posed by Iran as it reviews Washington's relationship with Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday (October 11).
    Price was asked at a briefing how the United States could fulfill President Joe Biden's pledge to recalibrate its relationship with Saudi Arabia without benefiting its regional adversary, Iran.
    "We won't take our eye off the threat that Iran poses not only to the region, but in some ways beyond," Price said.
    Previously, White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that President Joe Biden believes the United States should review its relationship with Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production and is willing to discuss lawmakers' concerns about the bilateral relationship.
    (Production: Gerardo Gomez)
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