Saudi Arabia Warns It Will Pursue Nuclear Weapons If Iran Does

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Riyadh has criticized the 2015 deal between world powers and Tehran under which economic sanctions on Iran were lifted in return for the Islamic Republic curbing its nuclear energy program. "These words are worthless. because they come from a simple mind full of illusions who speaks only bitterness and lies", said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi.

The Saudi crown prince is due in Washington on Monday, and is pressing the U.S. to give it the reserved right to enrich uranium in return for Saudi Arabia choosing American nuclear technology.

"Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible", the crown prince said.

"Because he wants to expand".

A French judge has issued an worldwide arrest warrant for the daughter of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz in relation to an attack by her bodyguard against a worker in her Parisian flat, a source close to the investigation said.

Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, has been a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons since 1988.

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His son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner took the lead in building a relationship with Prince Mohammed, reportedly supporting the political offensive against Qatar - which the US Defense Department opposed.

Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, is seeking nuclear power to diversify its energy supply mix in order to free up oil to boost exports.

Prince Mohammed is expected in Paris at the start of April, although the date has already been pushed back several times in part due to his first visits to Britain and the United States.

Iran also signed the non-proliferation treaty, and has long insisted its nuclear programmes are for peaceful purposes only.

But Trump's sacking of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, removing a defender of the deal, and naming CIA Director Mike Pompeo, an Iran hawk, to replace him could sound the death knell for the Iran accord when the May 12 deadline for Trump's decision arrives.

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