Rivalry: Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran vye for influence in the Middle East (Data: World Bank, Global Firepower, CIA World Factbook)
The lifting of sanctions on Iran as a result of its nuclear deal with world powers will be a harmful development if it uses the extra money to fund "nefarious activities", Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters on Tuesday.
He said in an interview, the first direct Saudi comment on the lifting of sanctions on its bitterest regional rival, that Saudi Arabia would never negotiate on "our faith and our security". On an international level, the continued engagement by the United States was the key to maintaining stability.
Saudi Arabia has in public always welcomed Iran's nuclear deal on the condition that it includes a tough inspections regime and that sanctions could be quickly reinstated if Tehran broke the rules.
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News And Analysis On The Iran - Saudi Arabia Conflict
Saudi accuses Iran of sowing 'sedition, unrest, chaos' -- AFP
Iranian Official: Saudi Arabia Is Israel’s ‘Defense Shield’ In The Middle East -- Daily Caller
Iran's Lifted Sanctions Hit Saudi Arabia Right Where It Hurts -- Vocativ
Saudi and Iranian FMs take proxy war to the pages of the 'New York Times' -- Jerusalem Post
Can Iran Change? -- Adel Bin Al-Jubeir, NYT
Escalating Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions -- AIJAC
Iran Nuclear Deal Fuels Tension With Saudi Arabia Inflaming New Conflicts -- Mohammed Ayoob, Yale Global
Iran-Saudi Arabia: Quo vadis? -- Shahid Zubair, The Nation