Saudi King Reiterates Call To International Community To Stop Iran's Nuclear Program

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has once again called on the international community to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear program.

CAIRO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th November, 2018) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has once again called on the international community to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear program.

"The international community must stop Iran's nuclear program and its activities that threaten stability," King Salman said on Monday at a meeting of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.

In May, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and reimpose its sanctions against Iran that had been lifted under the agreement.

The first round of the US restrictions came into force in August.

On November 5, the second package of US sanctions targeting in particular Iran's oil sector took effect.

Other parties of the deal - China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia and the United Kingdom - have, however, expressed their commitment to the accord and are working on instruments to bypass the US restrictions.