Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Social media activists circulated video clips from an interview given by Prince Turki Al-Faisal, the former head of Saudi intelligence, and what he said about the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.
Prince Turki Al-Faisal’s circulated statements came in an interview he conducted with “France 24” channel, in which he said: “There is a reference in the current agreement to the security agreement that took place in 2001 when relations were good during the Khatami era, and I believe that it will affect other issues such as Yemen, for example, and it is hoped that Syria, where we witness the continuous bloodshed.
And the prince added that this may also be reflected in Lebanon, “where they cannot elect a president yet, and even in Iraq, where they face issues regarding what is known as the popular crowd and its ability to do things independently of the Iraqi government.”
In response to a question about Israel’s position on the Saudi-Iranian agreement and the possibility that this will prompt Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike Iran because he does not see another solution regarding Tehran’s nuclear program, Prince Turki said: “I think that the Israeli prime minister does not need an excuse if he wants to It strikes Iran, and we have been hearing about Israeli strikes against Iran for 15 years, since 2005. There has always been news in some way that Israel is preparing a strike against Iran, and this did not happen, so we do not know.