U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today reassured America's Arab allies that the U.S. will not allow them to be attacked “from outside,” in an apparent warning to Iran. He specifically mentioned Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt as Arab countries that the U.S. will defend.
“The United States will be there for the defense of our friends and our allies,” Kerry told reporters in Cairo. “We will not allow those countries to be attacked from outside. We will stand with them.” (AP, 3 Nonember)
“The United States will be there for the defense of our friends and our allies,” Kerry told reporters in Cairo. “We will not allow those countries to be attacked from outside. We will stand with them.” (AP, 3 Nonember)
Kerry spoke during the first stop on his trip to the Middle East, Europe and North Africa.
On Iran nuclear program, Kerry could not be more diect:
“Iran will not get a nuclear weapon,” Kerry said. “That is a promise by the president of the United States.”
Photo credit: Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Cairo. Sunday, 3 November 2013. (Jason Reed, Pool/AP)
