Washington 0
26 September 2018

A senior U.S. diplomat characterised the establishment of Middle East Strategic Alliance as providing a "strong shield against threats in the Gulf", and described Iran as the "number one threat". He also suggested that "Iran is getting away with literally murder" in Yemen, adding that "it's incumbent on all of us to raise the cost to Iran". 

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