Saudi's Crown Prince: "Iran is no rival"

2018-03-17 05:56:01

(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia will build a nuclear bomb if Iran develops an atomic weapon, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stated.

"Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible,'' he told CBS This Morning co-host Norah O'Donnell in an interview set to air on Sunday's 60 Minutes.

The 32-year-old Crown Prince also said that he does not consider Iran to be Saudi Arabia"s rival or "equal".

"Iran is not a rival to Saudi Arabia. Its army is not among the top five armies in the Muslim world," he said. "The Saudi economy is larger than the Iranian economy. Iran is far from being equal to Saudi Arabia."

The interview with Crown Prince Mohammed will be the first with a Saudi leader for a US television networks since 2005.

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