Tillerson says in Riyadh coordination needed to tackle Iran's expansion

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday that coordination was needed to tackle Iranian expansion ambitions in Yemen and Syria, Al Arabiya local news reported.


During a press conference in Riyadh as part of the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, Tillerson highlighted that the partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia focuses on achieving common goals while the strategic agreements signed on Saturday will send powerful messages to enemies.

The U.S. official also said defense deals signed between the two countries will enable Saudi Arabia to confront terrorism and Iranian interference.

Meanwhile, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the two countries discussed steps to force Iran to stop its support to terrorism, situations in Syria and peace negotiations between Palestine and Israel.

He said reinforcement of ties are based on joint security interests to dry up the sources of terrorism and reinforcement of defense cooperation.
 [china.org.cn/Xinhua]
20/5/17