Amid mounting tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran over execution of a prominent Shiite cleric, a top US Senator has expressed concern that Riyadh could purchase nuclear weapons from Pakistan thus further destabilise the Middle East.
“Saudi has good relationships with Pakistan. They could just buy a weapon and again further destabilise the Middle East,” Senator Ron Johnson told the CNN in an interview.
Tensions between Saudi Arabia, the main Sunni power, and Shiite-dominated Iranhave erupted this
week into a full-blown diplomatic crisis, sparking widespread worries of regional instability.