Saudi, UAE, Israel call for regime change in Iran

The dissent against Iran by its neighbours have just been moved a notch higher after Saudi Arabia, UAE and Israel called for a regime change in Tehran.

The call was made by the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Washington, and the director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency.

The trio joined ranks in pushing for a regime change in Tehran after making the call during a US summit against the controversial 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir called for the overthrow of the Iranian government, saying the Islamic Republic was unlikely to change on its own volition.

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“Unless the pressure internally is extremely intense, I don’t believe they will open up,” al-Jubeir said at the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) conference in New York City, which was attended by states that opposed the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

“How can we negotiate with a state that wants to kill us,” Jubeir said in remarks carried by UAE newspaper The National.

Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE’s ambassador to the US, said external pressure was needed and would be key in changing Iran’s course.

“I think any recalibration of Iranian foreign policy will come from external policy,” said Otaiba, who added the isolation of Tehran must be backed up by European powers, Asian nations, as well as the United States.

“If a missile is launched at Saudi Arabia and the UAE what will the reaction be and how will we be defended?” he said.

“I ask that hypothetically but it’s not really hypothetical. The Gulf countries, Israel, and the countries in the immediate vicinity are the ones at immediate risk.”

 

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