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DUBAI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks Monday with the Saudi king and crown prince about countering the military threat from Iran by building a broad, global coalition that includes Asian and European countries.
Pompeo is likely to face a tough sell in Europe and Asia, particularly from those nations still committed to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that President Donald Trump repudiated last year.
With tensions running high in the region after Iran shot down a US surveillance drone on June 20 and Trump said he aborted a retaliatory strike, Iran鈥檚 naval commander warned that his forces won鈥檛 hesitate to down more US drones that violate its airspace. The US has been building up its military presence in the Arabian Gulf.
The US announced additional sanctions Monday on Iran aimed at pressuring the Iranian leadership into talks. The sanctions, re-imposed after Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal, have crippled the Iranian economy and pushed up the cost of living. Iran has decried US sanctions, which essentially bar it from selling its oil internationally, as 鈥渆conomic terrorism.鈥�

Pompeo, considered a hard-liner in Washington, referred to Iran as 鈥渢he world鈥檚 largest state sponsor of terror鈥� before he embarked on the hastily arranged Middle East stops on his way to India, Japan and South Korea.
He said he鈥檇 be speaking with leaders in 抖阴短视频 and the United Arab Emirates 鈥渁bout how to make sure that we are all strategically aligned, and how we can build out a global coalition ... not only throughout the Gulf states, but in Asia and in Europe鈥� that is prepared to push back against Iran.
But Germany, France and Britain, as well as Russia and China, remain part of the nuclear accord that lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for set limits on its uranium enrichment levels. Trump pulled the US out of the deal last year.
Germany, Britain and France have sent envoys to Tehran recently, signaling they remain committed to diplomacy and dialogue. They cautioned against moves that can lead to conflict between the US and Iran.
Berlin appears cool toward US talk of a global coalition against Iran as it tries to salvage the nuclear deal. German media have drawn parallels between Pompeo鈥檚 talk of a coalition and President George W. Bush鈥檚 鈥渃oalition of the willing鈥� against Iraq in 2003, which Germany and France opposed.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christofer Burger said his country had 鈥渢aken note via the media鈥� of Pompeo鈥檚 comments and that Germany鈥檚 鈥渢op aim is and remains a de-escalation of the serious situation.鈥�
On Monday, Trump tweeted that China and Japan depend on the security of the Arabian Gulf waterways for the bulk of their oil imports, and he asked why the US is protecting the shipping lanes for other countries 鈥渇or zero compensation.鈥�

鈥淎ll of these countries should be protecting their own ships on what has always been a dangerous journey.鈥� He said the US doesn鈥檛 鈥渆ven need to be there鈥� because it produces much of its own energy needs.
Brian Hook, the US special envoy for Iran, said one option could be to 鈥渆nhance鈥� an existing multinational maritime force of about 30 countries that currently fights drug and arms smuggling in the region.
Alternatively, he said allied nations with commercial interests in the oil-rich region could launch an all-new maritime security initiative.
Another option could be military ships patrolling the Gulf waters and equipped with surveillance equipment to keep watch on Iran.
The narrow Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Iran and Oman and opens to the Arabian Gulf, is paramount for Asian oil importers. An estimated 18 million to 20 million barrels of oil 鈥� much of it crude 鈥� pass through the strait every day.
The US Navy, which has its 5th Fleet based in Bahrain to protect the strait, escorted oil tankers to ensure American energy supplies in the 1980s when Iran and Iraq were targeting each other鈥檚 exports, but the US is no longer as reliant on Arabian producers.
Today, any conflict that threatens tankers would badly disrupt crude supplies for energy-hungry countries like China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia, which are among the top five importers of Arabian oil.
After his meetings in 抖阴短视频 with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Pompeo tweeted that he had a 鈥減roductive meeting鈥� with the monarch and discussed 鈥渉eightened tensions in the region and the need to promote maritime security鈥� in the Strait of Hormuz.

Pompeo then traveled to neighboring Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, another close US ally.
The US Mission in the UAE said that Pompeo would discuss 鈥渂uilding a global coalition to counter the world鈥檚 largest state sponsor of terror鈥� during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
The regional stops may be aimed at reassuring Washington鈥檚 Gulf Arab allies that the White House remains committed to keeping pressure on Iran following Trump鈥檚 decision against retaliation, which likely raised questions about US willingness to use force against the Islamic Republic. On a visit to Israel on Sunday, US National Security Adviser John Bolton, also considered a US hard-liner, said Iran should not 鈥渕istake US prudence and discretion for weakness.鈥�
Iran鈥檚 naval commander, Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi, declared that Tehran is capable of shooting down other American spy drones that violate its airspace, saying 鈥渢he crushing response can always be repeated.鈥� He spoke during a meeting of defense officials in Iran.
Trump has wavered between bellicose language and actions toward Iran and a more accommodating tone, including an offer for negotiations. Iran has said it is not interested in a dialogue with Trump.
抖阴短视频 and the US accused Iran of being behind attacks on tankers near the Arabian Gulf in recent weeks, while the UAE has been urging diplomacy to avert a wider conflict.
On the eve of Pompeo鈥檚 visit to the Kingdom, Yemen鈥檚 Iranian-allied Houthi militia attacked a Saudi airport near the Saudi-Yemen border, killing a Syrian resident and wounding 21 other civilians, the Saudi military said.
The Houthi militia claimed they used bomb-laden drones to attack the Abha airport, the second in less than two weeks. Drones were also used against a Saudi oil pipeline last month.
In a statement, Pompeo condemned the Abha airport attack and said the war in Yemen is not an isolated conflict. He accused Iran of funneling cash, weapons, and armed support to the Houthis, which Iran denies.