Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly attacked by Iran as well as one of its proxy groups, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, during Trump’s war. AdvertisementAlso unclear is how the new pact would affect Turkey’s role as a member of Nato, which includes the United States, Canada and 29 European countries. A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, referred questions to the three countries in the new accord and otherwise declined to comment. Robert Kagan, a top State Department official in the Ronald Reagan administration, said Iran’s leaders are correctly assessing Trump’s negotiating position. AdvertisementTrump on Monday responded with one of his typically nonsensical social media posts, insisting that Iran, not the United States, should be the country paying reparations.