Bahrain welcome Biden’s commitment to Saudi defense and addressing Iranian threats against it

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The terming of Iran as a direct threat to Saudi Arabia’s “sovereignty” by US President Joe Biden was welcomed by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

“President Biden’s speech was historic,” said Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Adel Al Jubeir.

“We are looking forward to working with our friends in the US to end conflicts and confront challenges, as we have for over seven decades,” Al Jubeir said on his official Twitter account.

The US President identifying the threats posed by Iran in the region had said, “Saudi Arabia faces missile attacks, UAV (drone) strikes and other threats from Iranian-supplied forces in multiple countries. We will continue to support and help Saudi Arabia defend its sovereignty and its territorial integrity and its people.”

“The speech shows Joe Biden’s commitment to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to confront the threats against it,” said the Foreign Ministry of Bahrain in a statement.

Bahrain also welcomed the United States’ backing to resolve the Yemeni crisis through diplomatic means.

On this note, the Kingdom welcomed the appointment of Tim Lenderking as the US envoy to Yemen.

Biden had named veteran US diplomat Timothy Lenderking as the US special envoy for Yemen in a bid to step up American diplomacy “to end the war in Yemen.”

Bahrain also hailed the steps taken by Saudi Arabia to enhance the chances of reaching a political solution to the Yemeni crisis.