Bahrain would welcome 'new JCPOA' if Iran ends 'toxic' behavior
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the foreign minister of Bahrain, says his country is "not shy" about working with the United States to support peace and prosperity in the region.
Bahrain is open to a new nuclear agreement with Iran, as long as such a deal addresses Iran’s missile development and regional policies, in addition to its nuclear program.
Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s foreign minister, spoke to Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York.
“If there will be another JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] that will work, that will be acceptable and in the benefit of everyone, that will prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon, that will cover their missile weaponization program, and that will deal with Iran's mischief and Iran's destructive policy in the region — that is what we want from the new JCPOA,” he said.
Al Khalifa stressed that the tensions with Iran are the result of the "toxic" policies of the present government.
