This “For the Record” post provides a report from the Saudi Press Agency on remarks from Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir at the conclusion of the emergency ministerial council session.

A panel of specialists talked today about the confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran on the popular Sunday morning CNN foreign affairs show, “Global Public Square” with Fareed Zakaria.

An emergency meeting of Arab League ministers called to discuss the confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran concluded today in Cairo with a statement condemning Tehran for the attacks last week at diplomatic facilities that resulted in a breakdown of Saudi-Iranian relations.

This “For the Record” post provides a summary of the GCC Ministerial Council meeting by Arab News, related press releases from the Saudi state news agency, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and links to more material on this topic.

Richard Haass, a frequent contributor to the show and President of the Council on Foreign Relations was asked about Saudi Arabia’s relations with Iran and with the United States, responding to a letter to the editor of The New York Times. He also commented on the question of dropping oil prices on the world market. Here for your consideration is a transcript of his succinct comments on this topics.

Today we are pleased to share the summary and links to a new report from Mr. Kenneth Katzman of the Congressional Research on “Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy.”