US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks yesterday with leaders in Saudi Arabia about countering the military threat from Iran by building a global coalition including Asian and European countries.
Mr Pompeo will face a tough sell in Europe and Asia, particularly from the nations still committed to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran rejected by President Donald Trump last year.
Pompeo tweeted earlier that he had a productive meeting with the Saudi Monarch and discussed the heightened tensions in the region as well as the need to promote maritime security.