Saudi Arabian Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman is in Washington (Al Jazeera) this week for meetings with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and U.S. State and Defense Department officials. The meetings come months after a U.S. intelligence report linked bin Salman’s brother, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Iran: Iran informed the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog that it has begun the process of producing enriched uranium metal (BBC). The United States called the development “an unfortunate step backwards,” and three European countries said it threatened talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
This Backgrounder discusses what’s next for the Iran nuclear deal.
