The United states and Saudi Arabia agreed on the importance of stopping Iran from "acquiring a nuclear weapon", during a visit by US President Joe Biden, Reuters reported a joint statement carried by the Saudi state news agency (SPA) as saying. The statement said Biden also affirmed the United States' continued commitment to supporting "Saudi Arabia's security and territorial defense, and facilitating the Kingdom's ability to obtain necessary capabilities to defend its people and territory against external threats." Tehran and Riyadh, the leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, severed ties in 2016 over backing opposing sides in proxy wars across the region, from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere. Saudi Arabia and the United States underscored the need to further […] Source
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