The United States will never allow Saudi Arabia to become a nuclear power and threaten its security and that of Israel, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Friday.
“We will never write a $150 billion check to the Saudis and hand them over the capacity to threaten Israel and the United States with nuclear weapons. Never”, Pompeo said in an interview with CBS News.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump alleges that the Iran nuclear agreement, which provided sanctions relief in return for Iran’s pledge to keep its nuclear program peaceful, has cost US taxpayers $150 billion.
The situation between the countries has been intense since Trump announced in May last year the United States’ withdrawal from the nuclear agreement and the reinstatement of US sanctions against Iran. The sanctions target Iran as well as anyone who chooses to continue trading with it.