U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Iran and maritime security with ri...
RIYADH/DUBAI - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Iran and maritime security with rich Gulf Arab allies during a trip to the region on Monday after President Donald Trump called off a military strike to retaliate for Tehran’s downing of a U.S. drone.
Pompeo arrived in the United Arab Emirates after meeting with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia where talks covered protection for ships in the Gulf.The senior U.S. official told reporters en route to Abu Dhabi that Pompeo and the U.S. Navy is building a “Sentinel” program for “proactive deterrence”. He said a coalition of nations would provide both material and financial contributions, but did not name the countries.
“It’s not in operation but it’s something we’re looking at with our partners,” the official said, describing the concept. Pompeo and Prince Mohammed reiterated that the “two countries stand side by side in confronting the hostile Iranian activities and in combating terrorism”, the Saudi media ministry said.
It was not clear what role Saudi Arabia and the UAE would play in the coalition. Pompeo is due to meet with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince. “It did not” come up, the official said, and could not confirm if the case had been raised with the crown prince.A U.N. report last week called for the crown prince and other senior officials to be investigated given credible evidence against them.
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