Saudi Crown Prince warns that if Iran attains nuclear weapon, 'we have to get one'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : A general view of the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, is seen on April 9, 2007, 180 miles south of Tehran, Iran.
45% : If a country, including Iran, uses such a weapon then it would find itself at war with "the world", the Crown Prince said.
44% : The de-facto Saudi ruler's warning comes six months after a reconciliation deal - brokered by China - was struck in March this year, restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia and seemingly ending the long-held rivalry that had shaped the region until then.
33% : [Majid Saeedi/Getty Images] Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, has warned that the Kingdom will be forced to acquire a nuclear weapon if Iran manages to do so, raising concerns of renewed rivalry in the region after a thaw in the two countries' diplomatic relations.

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