Exclusive: Saudi warned Iran to reach nuclear deal with Trump or risk Israeli strike

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Source: Reuters

May 30, 2025 3:12 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago


DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's defence minister delivered a blunt message to Iranian officials in Tehran last month: take President Donald Trump's offer to negotiate a nuclear agreement seriously because it presents a way to avoid the risk of war with Israel.

Alarmed at the prospect of further instability in the region, Saudi Arabia's 89-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz dispatched his son, Prince Khalid bin Salman, with the warning destined for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two Gulf sources close to government circles and two Iranian officials. Present at the closed-door meeting in Tehran, which took place on April 17 in the presidential compound, were Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, armed forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, the sources said.

While media covered the 37-year-old prince's visit, the content of the King Salman's covert message has not been previously reported. Prince Khalid, who was Saudi ambassador to Washington during Trump's first term, warned Iranian officials that the U.S. leader has little patience for drawn-out negotiations, according to the four sources.

Trump had unexpectedly announced just over a week earlier that direct talks were taking place with Tehran, aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. He did so in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had travelled to Washington hoping instead to win support for attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-warned-iran-reach-nuclear-deal-with-trump-or-risk-israeli-strike-2025-05-30/

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REALLY don't need another Sunni - Shia flare-up right now. Saudi and Iran have been making nice-nice lately and you have Syria trying to recover from a 50 year Assad dynasty (with Iran & Russia involved in that). but...

[FalloutShelter]

1. I'm sure we all remember who HAD A NUCLEAR DEAL with Iran

Right?
And… who blew it up…. Right?

MSM??????

[twodogsbarking]

3. Iran had no interest in a golf resort.

[twodogsbarking]

2. I intend to cheer for the good guy,

as soon as there is one.

[ananda]

5. Are there any in this mess?

???

[twodogsbarking]

6. Not even close.

[Beastly Boy]

4. The fact that the warning comes from the Saudis is more significant than it seems

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In order to strike Iran, IAF will need to cross either the airspace of Jordan and Iraq, or the airspace of Saudi Arabia.

Coming from the Saudis, "risk Israeli strike" can only mean that they have no intention to prevent IAF from crossing their airspace. A sharp contrast to when US bases in Saudi Arabia were used to intercept Iranian missiles aimed at Israel in Saudi airspace.

The Saudis are taking sides, and it ain't with their Muslim brothers in Iran.