In the letter, Prince Al-Faisal told Kerry that Saudi Arabia categorically refuses the ​​ survival of or the return of Al-Maliki‘s rule in Iraq.

Al-Faisal told Kerry that Washington should not even consider such an option, stressing that the official Arab regimes around Iraq will not cooperate with Al-Maliki and will not welcome his presence and pointed out that his country will reject any US pressure in this regard.