US: US-Saudi nuclear deal exposes Washington's double standards: Iranian analyst.

Shotlist FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 1. Various of White House, Capitol building FILE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - April 8, 2018 2. National flag of Saudi Arabia FILE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Dec 2022 3. Various of national flags of Saudi Arabia, cityscape, traffic Tehran, Iran - July 24, 2026 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Arash Akbari, Iranian political analyst (partially overlaid with shots 5-6/ending with shot 7): "At the same time that the U.S. is striking Iranian nuclear facilities in the middle of Iran, and it is threatening the life of living creatures, not only human, at the same time they are dealing with Saudi Arabia and giving them the rights, the same right that Iran is having now, which is being destroyed. This is the best example of double standard." FILE: Philadelphia, USA - Oct 2024 SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE 5. U.S. national flag FILE: New York City, USA - Oct 2024 6. Buildings SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE FILE: Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown 7. Various of Iranian national flag, cityscape FILE: Tehran, Iran - Jan 25, 2026 8. Cityscape, national flag of Iran FILE: Tehran, Iran - May-June 2026 9. Various of Iranian national flags, traffic FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 6, 2026 10. Various of national flags of Iran on road lamps, traffic, buildings Tehran, Iran - July 24, 2026 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Arash Akbari, Iranian political analyst (starting with shot 10/ending with shot 12): "We are on a direct confrontation with U.S. And the U.S. is striking Iranian civilian facilities such as roads, bridges, dams, tunnels. But at the same time, Iran is doing a confrontation on the basis of proportional self-defense. So whatever we are getting hit, we are getting hit back. At this stage, I think we are not at the end of this confrontation." FILE: New York City, USA - Oct 2024 12. Various of traffic FILE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Date Unknown 13. Various of traffic, cityscape Storyline The United States, on one hand, strikes Iran's nuclear facilities, and on the other hand, signs a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, a move that exposes Washington's consistent double standards, said an Iranian analyst on Friday. According to announcements from the U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy on Thursday, the United States and Saudi Arabia have reached a nuclear energy cooperation agreement. Iranian political analyst Arash Akbari said that both Saudi Arabia and Iran are signatories to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and enjoy the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy. "At the same time that the U.S. is striking Iranian nuclear facilities in the middle of Iran, and it is threatening the life of living creatures, not only human, at the same time they are dealing with Saudi Arabia and giving them the rights, the same right that Iran is having now, which is being destroyed. This is the best example of double standard," Arash said. Arash also said that Iran will resolutely respond to the U.S. strikes on its civilian facilities. "We are on a direct confrontation with U.S. And the U.S. is striking Iranian civilian facilities such as roads, bridges, dams, tunnels. But at the same time, Iran is doing a confrontation on the basis of proportional self-defense. So whatever we are getting hit, we are getting hit back. At this stage, I think we are not at the end of this confrontation," he said. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday attached a new condition to the U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear agreement signed one day earlier, saying that the deal will move forward only if Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. In response, the expert said that the United States intends to use the nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to bring Israel closer to regional Arab countries and strengthen Israel's strategic position in the Middle East. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda]