Saudi envoy urges no U.S. attack on Iran

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Saudi envoy urges no U.S. attack on Iran


WASHINGTON -- A military strike against Iran's suspected nuclear sites would have "catastrophic" effects on other Persian Gulf states and on U.S. interests in the region and beyond, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington warned yesterday.

Prince Turki al-Faisal said his country supports the U.S.-backed diplomatic campaign at the United Nations Security Council to end the Iran standoff, adding that Saudi Arabia has long backed a policy of eliminating all weapons of mass destruction from the region.

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"We're against any military conflict" aimed at halting Iran's nuclear programs, Prince Turki said. "The results would be catastrophic."

He said any conflict would be felt immediately in world oil markets and predicted that Iran would retaliate against U.S. allies and interests in the Middle East and beyond.

"It would not just be the Gulf states that are affected," he said.