Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah al-Maalami, stressed the Kingdom's readiness for war if it were imposed on it: "We are its men", revealing one case in which the Gulf war with Iran could be avoided.
In an interview with an Arab newspaper, al-Maalami said: "I hope we are not going to go to war, it is not in the interest of anyone, and to take the decision to go to war is the most dangerous decisions that any leader or official can take. Indicating that" War in the Gulf can be avoided by the change of Iranian behavior ».
"I am confident that the leaders of Saudi Arabia do not want war, but as Prince Saud al-Faisal, may God have mercy on him, said a few months before his death, "we do not want war, but if it is imposed on us, we are its men. This is Saudi Arabia's approach"
A huge mistake
Al-Maalami pointed out that "The common factor in all current events and in all the tension is Iranian behavior in the region.", adding that the Iranians "make a grave mistake when they think that their intervention if it has limited success in Lebanon, Iraq or elsewhere can be repeated with success on the scale of the Arab nation, as there is a solid base for the Arab nation which is Saudi Arabia ».
The Saudi ambassador expressed his satisfaction with the role of US national security adviser John Bolton in "encircling Iran's ambitions in the region. The man is not hiding his enthusiasm for an operation in Iran in one way or another. But the decision-making process in the United States is difficult and complicated and ends with the president himself."
Strong pressure
"President Trump is exerting strong diplomatic, military and economic pressure, which we missed in some previous administrations, and we hope that this pressure will lead to a change in the behavior of the Iranian regime," al-Maalami said. "We do not want to change the regime. This is up to the Iranian people, but we want to change its behavior. Of course, within the means of pressure on the Iranian regime, the economic sanctions and the blockade are primarily diplomatic. We want these pressures to succeed in order to avoid war."
On the "Deal of the Century", the Saudi delegate said: "No one knows its content. The United States says it will announce it after the end of the summer. That is welcome, but if the deal of the century does not include an independent Palestinian state, the dismantling of settlements, the right of sovereignty and the return of refugees. It is a failed deal. "
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