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| Israel denies Saudis gave IDF airspace clearance for Iran strike |
| 2009-07-06 |
| [Haaretz Defense] audi Arabia has indicated to Israel that it would not protest use of its airspace by Israeli fighter jets in the event the government resolves to launch a military assault against Iran, according to a report which appeared in the British newspaper The Sunday Times. The Prime Minister's office issued a statement in response Sunday morning, saying that "the Sunday Times report is fundamentally false and completely baseless." According to The Sunday Times, Mossad chief Meir Dagan held secret meetings with Saudi officials, who gave their tacit approval to Israel's use of the kingdom's airspace. "The Saudis have tacitly agreed to the Israeli air force flying through their airspace on a mission which is supposed to be in the common interests of both Israel and Saudi Arabia," The Sunday Times quoted a diplomatic source as saying last week. The report also quoted John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, as saying that it would be "entirely logical" for Israeli warplanes to fly over Saudi Arabia en route to bombing nuclear targets in Iran. Though any Israeli attack would be roundly condemned by Mideast leaders at the UN, Bolton said Arab leaders have privately expressed trepidation at the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. "None of them would say anything about it publicly but they would certainly acquiesce in an overflight if the Israelis didn't trumpet it as a big success," Bolton told The Sunday Times. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 a(n) Israeli Dolphin class sub transited the Suez Canal on the surface. Who knows how many were submerged. Heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-07-06 21:26 |
| #6 Sure, and nobody is better at that than Fleet Street :-) But combine this 'revelation' with the news that a Israeli Dolphin class sub transited the Suez Canal and "Stumblin' Joe" Biden's statement that the Israelis are free to do as they wish, and if you're an Iranian general or admiral, you have to be worried. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-07-06 14:47 |
| #5 mebbe. Or mebbe its just fleet street rumor mongering. |
| Posted by: liberal hawk 2009-07-06 12:32 |
| #4 There are secrets and then there are secrets. It's no secret that Israel has but three routes for their airplanes to deliver ordnance in Iran: a) fly over Jordan and Iraq b) fly over Turkey c) fly over Saudi-controlled Arabia Even the Iran air defense generals know this. So it isn't a secret to speculate openly about option (c), and it helps rattle the cages of the Mad Mullahs™, who recently have been pre-occupied. This isn't a revelation of a secret, it's part of the psy-ops war. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-07-06 09:29 |
| #3 I don't understand why this "secret Saudi-Israeli agreement" ever got out. Doesn't seem like it benefits either party. Maybe they will hire Governor Palin to teach them how to keep a secret. She could use the money. Looks like her attorney fees may have just begun. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-07-06 08:50 |
| #2 It's not protests that IAF worries about. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-07-06 04:25 |
| #1 Of course Israel has to formally deny this rumor. They might still overfly Saudi Arabia on their way to Iran. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-07-06 00:20 |