Daily Mail: Pompeo meets Saudi Arabian Crown Prince blamed for Khashoggi assassination as US Secretary of State is welcomed as 'a dear friend' amid soaring tensions with Iran
* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia today for talks with US Gulf allies over the Iran crisis
* Top US diplomat met Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Red Sea port, Jeddah
* But Mike Pompeo did not raise the issue of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the Saudi king
* Pompeo will travel to other Gulf nations to discuss the deepening crisis over Iran oil tanker and drone attacks
* He said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are 'two great allies in the challenge that Iran presents'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammad bin Salman - days after a UN report said the young royal should be investigated over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
The top US diplomat also held discussions with King Salman during his visit today amid heightened tensions in the region.
He was welcomed as 'a dear friend' by the Saudis as he flew to the Red Sea port of Jeddah to consult with key US Gulf allies over the deepening Iran crisis.
The trip comes as President Donald Trump called off a military strike on Iran to retaliate for Tehran's downing of a US drone.
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WNU Editor: Aside from allies like Saudi Arabia, there is going to be no appetite in the world to join this U.S. coalition against Iran.
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5 comments:
The EU(which includes NATO), China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, India and Turkey are aligned against the US economic war against Iran.
Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE are aligned with US policy. These countries are very exposed to Iran's war in Yemen and Syria whereas the others such as the EU aren't affected.
Should a shooting war erupt affecting tanker or oil production those against the US policy will come out swinging against the USA and supporting Iran. Regardless who shot first.
"those against the US policy will come out swinging against the USA"
Stand back everyone, Germany is swinging it's broom sticks at us again...
Good luck getting everybody on board again. I think they are wising up to our tricks by now. Of course we provide about 90% of the firepower anyway so who really cares.
There is some appetite, perhaps very small, in America for another war but the question should be, after Iran who are they going to set up next?
Well, Iran will include Syria and Lebanon by default. The only sovereign land left that our greatest allies are salivating over is Jordan, and they already have defacto control over king Hussein and his finances. After that, maybe we'll be allowed to decide for ourselves again what wars we get into. A girl can dream.
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