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Cairo, Riyadh pledge cooperation as each weighs nuclear deal

Predictably, though neither Egypt nor Saudi Arabia has been enthusiastic in its response to the Iranian nuclear deal, Egypt has so far been vaguely more welcoming.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (R) and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Adel al-Jubeir listen to a journalist's question during a news conference at the foreign affairs headquarters in Cairo, Egypt May 31, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTR4Y7WP
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CAIRO — Iran and six world powers reached a nuclear deal July 14 after more than 10 years of negotiations, an agreement that could potentially change politics in the Middle East.

The nuclear deal does not only concern Iran and the major powers, but also other states in the Middle East such as Israel, Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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