On 1 August, at a business forum in Jakarta, President Prabowo Subianto told a room of executives that Iran already has nuclear weapons, and that a chain reaction was now underway across the region. His exact words, as reported, were: “It is said that Iran already has nuclear weapons. Now Saudi Arabia wants one too. If Saudi Arabia wants nuclear weapons, it’s possible the UAE will also want them, Qatar will also want them, Egypt will also want them.” He did not say who told him Iran had the bomb, and offered no evidence for the domino effect he predicted across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Egypt. He simply stated all of it as common knowledge, in front of [...]
