US arms to Riyadh strengthen its influence against Iran

US arms to Riyadh strengthen its influence against Iran


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The newspaper "The Christian Science Munter," the American commented on President Trump trip to Saudi Arabia and signed an arms deal 110 billion dollars, and said that the deal has achieved its objectives have benefited from American companies, but more importantly is that they will strengthen Saudi Arabia militarily, and will strengthen also its strategic alliance with the United States which showed that it stands alongside its allies by signing the deal.

And drew the newspaper several experts in the Middle East affairs certificates including Professor Fawaz Gerges Lecturer Middle East affairs at the London School of Economical and who described the deal as «century deal», and considered that the US arms deal with Saudi Arabia not only sell weapons of respect, but it shows that the United States It is committed to the strategic security of the region, and that Washington thus adopts the Saudi vision towards the Middle East, especially against Iran.

George added that the United States now has become common in the region in the ongoing cold war between the Arabs and Iran, amid proxy wars fought in the Middle East, Iran Bodhiraha parties in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, and among the Sunni parties.

Christian Science Munter noted that Iran has expressed dissatisfaction to the summit of the Islamic Arab-American held in Riyadh; as Iranian President Hassan Rowhani, described the summit that it is not politically valuable, and will not have any results.

The newspaper pointed out that the impact of the US arms deal will show an immediate impact on the war in Yemen; where Saudi Arabia is leading an Arab alliance two years ago to hit the Houthi rebel group on the government of the legitimate president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who was expelled from Sanaa and is trying to restore rule with the help of Arab countries.

She continued to say that Saudi Arabia has become far more powerful after the departure of the Obama administration, and the advent of Trump Management, which has become to adopt the kingdom's vision towards what is happening in Yemen, the paper quoted analysts as saying that the renewal of Trump alliance with Saudi Arabia means that the US military is likely to significantly intensify military support Arab alliance.

The newspaper pointed out that the Iranian nuclear deal was the subject of considerable disagreement between the Obama administration, which has sought a rapprochement with Iran, and the Saudi leadership, which Iran is a sponsor of terrorism, was not Washington should cooperate with Tehran at all; because this cooperation came at the expense of the Arabs.

The newspaper pointed to the role played by Jared Kchner son wife of President Trump, who personally intervened in the Saudi arms deal, and the brokering of the Lockheed Martin Corp. to reduce the prices of some weapons.

The newspaper quoted a weapons expert and military spending at the Institute of the Stockholm International Peace Research as saying that America's support for a Saudi arms deal like this will change the balance of power in the region in favor of Saudi Arabia against a number of countries including Iran, but that these weapons may help Riyadh to defeat the Houthi rebels.

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