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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Thu Feb 26, 2015, 10:56 PM Feb 2015

Saudis ‘Would Let Israeli Jets Use Their Air Space To Attack Iran’

Saudi Arabia is prepared to let Israeli fighter jets use its airspace if it proves necessary to attack Iran’s nuclear program, an Israeli TV station reported Tuesday, highlighting growing ties in the shadow of Tehran’s nuclear drive.

Riyadh’s only condition is that Israel make some kind of progress in peace talks with the Palestinians, Channel 2 reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed senior European source.

“The Saudi authorities are completely coordinated with Israel on all matters related to Iran,” the European official in Brussels said.

Jerusalem and Riyadh do not have diplomatic ties, but unconfirmed reports have swirled for years of coordination between them against the common enemy of Iran, a partnership that may ramp up should the world powers reach a reportedly emerging deal that would allow Tehran to continue enriching some uranium.

The report claimed the Saudi authorities had made their position clear in various unspecified diplomatic discussions on the matter.

Read more: Saudis 'would let Israeli jets use their air space to attack Iran' | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/saudis-said-to-mull-air-passage-for-israeli-jets-to-attack-iran/#ixzz3SuVBrvRS

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Saudis ‘Would Let Israeli Jets Use Their Air Space To Attack Iran’ (Original Post) Purveyor Feb 2015 OP
Because the Saudi's ae Suni and Iran is their chief regional rival. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #1
Fortunately the "only condition" is a bit of a deal breaker. Barack_America Feb 2015 #2
In other words they're willing to let Israel do their dirty work n/t dflprincess Feb 2015 #3
Yep........got that right. n/t GP6971 Feb 2015 #5
I believe the Saudis have a few planes of their own? aquart Feb 2015 #4
RSAF pilots and maintenance crews are, um... jberryhill Feb 2015 #7
What flag flies in Sana'a these days? Takashi Zara Feb 2015 #8
More psyops from our frenemies. leveymg Feb 2015 #6
Would they let them use the airspace to attack ISIS' funders? JHB Feb 2015 #9
Israel helping the country that attacked us on 9/11? RandiFan1290 Feb 2015 #10

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
1. Because the Saudi's ae Suni and Iran is their chief regional rival.
Thu Feb 26, 2015, 10:57 PM
Feb 2015

In this case they are practicing the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

aquart

(69,014 posts)
4. I believe the Saudis have a few planes of their own?
Thu Feb 26, 2015, 11:11 PM
Feb 2015

Although, really, this is just about keeping up the pressure on Iran.

 

Takashi Zara

(34 posts)
8. What flag flies in Sana'a these days?
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 05:29 AM
Feb 2015

Hint: it's not the one flown by the regime formerly supported by the KSA military.

In the few engagements they timidly took part in with the Houthi militia, the KSA military faired quite poorly. Iran's sophisticated air defenses would make short work of whatever the kingdom of horrors sent forth. All of the Gulf regimes prefer to engage in warfare-by-proxy. Lately they have been able to launch air-strikes against certain factions in Libya with impunity in support of the renegade warlord (and ironically named) Khalifa Haftar, but really, their armed forces are only for show and keeping down their own citizens.

But yes, even just the report is about keeping up pressure on Iran. The slightly more interesting part is how openly the de facto Saudi-Israeli alliance is being mentioned, but then again that's as well-kept a secret as Israel's rogue nuclear weapons program is.

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