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Iran Deal a Boon for US-Saudi Defense Ties

Posted: August 19th, 2015

By Tara Beeny

Tara Beeny researches and writes on Saudi Arabia and Jordan at the American Enterprise Institute.

In the wake of the nuclear agreement with Iran, US-Saudi relations appeared on the rocks. But when it comes to defense spending, business has rarely looked better.

While Iran’s nuclear program may be a US and regional concern, Iran’s asymmetric and unconventional operations have long posed a more immediate threat to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states like Saudi Arabia. The focus on the nuclear file frustrated GCC states, which felt the United States downplayed or ignored conventional security issues.

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