Jeddah -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supports and welcomes the steps announced by President Donald Trump regarding the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. The Kingdom also supports reinstating economic sanctions on the Iranian regime, which had been suspended under the nuclear deal. The Kingdom’s previous support for the nuclear deal concluded by Iran and the P5+1 group of countries was based on its conviction that all possible steps should be taken that may assist in the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East and the world. The Iranian regime, however, took advantage of the economic benefits provided by the lifting of sanctions and used them to continue its destabilizing activities in the region, especially by developing its ballistic missiles and supporting terrorist organizations in the region, including Hizbollah and the Houthi militias, which used the capabilities provided by Iran to target civilians in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, as well as repeatedly targeting international shipping lanes in a blatant violation of UN Security Council resolutions. The Kingdom reaffirms its support for the strategy previously announced by President Trump towards Iran and hopes that the international community will take a firm and unified stance against the Iranian regime and its destabilizing aggression in the region, its support for terrorist groups, particularly Hizbollah and the Houthis militias, and its support of the Assad regime which has committed heinous crimes, including the use of chemical weapons, against its people that led to the death of more than half a million civilians. Based on this position, the Kingdom asserts its commitment to work with its partners in the United States and the international community to reach the goals announced by President Trump, and the necessity to address the dangers posed by the policies of Iran through a holistic approach that is not limited to its nuclear program but addresses its hostile activities, including its interference in the internal affairs of countries in the region and its support for terrorism. Iran must be prevented from ever possessing weapons of mass destruction.