Photo: Mossad chief Meir Dagan From the Daily Express:
NTELLIGENCE chief Sir John Scarlett has been told that Saudi Arabia is ready to allow Israel to bomb Iran’s new nuclear site.
The head of MI6 discussed the issue in London with Mossad chief Meir Dagan and Saudi officials after British intelligence officers helped to uncover the plant, in the side of a mountain near the ancient city of Qom.
The site is seen as a major threat by Tel Aviv and Riyadh. Details of the talks emerged after John Bolton, America’s former UN ambassador, told a meeting of intelligence analysts that “Riyadh certainly approves” of Israel’s use of Saudi airspace.
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My Comment: I do not know if this story is true, but I do know that that Mossad Chief Meir Dagan was in London, and I could presume he was there to meet some people who are involved in Middle East intelligence.
But will the Saudis permit the Israelis the use of their airspace for such an operation. The Egyptians permit the Israeli Navy to use the Suez Canal, I can then only presume that other Sunni Arab states like Jordan and Saudi Arabia may turn a blind eye to the use of their airspace.
For the Saudis .... if such an operation is done properly .... they have very little to lose. The subsequent war and conflict would push oil to $150 a barrel and up, set-back or destroy Iran's nuclear ambitions for years to come, and rearrange the Middle East's strategic situation to its favor when neighboring countries run to Saudi Arabia for its protection.
But will the Saudis risk such an adventure .... that is something that I do not know the answer to.
The Saudis operate under the same motto as all other Arab countries:'My enemy's enemy is my friend'. If Israel does try to bomb these nuclear installations, it will be because they fear for their own survival. The other Arab nations, including the friendly Saudis, will celebrate the action in private and condemn it publically as another example of Israeli aggression and villianly.
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