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Saudi may allow Israel to strike Iran
Saudi Arabia has carried out tests to stand down its air defences to allow Israeli fighters to make bombing runs on Iran's nuclear sites.
"The Saudis have given their permission for the Israelis to pass over and they will look the other way," the Times reported quoting US sources in the Middle-East.
"They have already done tests to make sure their own jets aren't scrambled and no one gets shot down. This has been done with the agreement of the (US) state department," the paper said.
Quoting defence sources in the Gulf, Times said, in the week that the UN Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on Tehran, Riyadh agreed to allow Israel to use a narrow air corridor in the North to reach Iran.
The tests to stand down air defences, sources said, was to ensure that Israeli bombers pass unmolested, and for this Riyadh carried out exercises to make certain that its own jets were not scrambled and missile defence system not activated.
Quoting sources in Saudi Arabia, Times said that it was common knowledge within defence circles in the Kingdom that an arrangement is in place if Israel decides to go ahead to obliterate the Iranian nuclear facilities.
Times said that despite the tension between the two governments, they share a mutual loathing of the regime in Tehran and a common fear of Iran's nuclear ambitions.
The defence sources said the four main targets for the Israelis would be uranium enrichment facilities at Natanz and Qom, the gas storage development at Isfahan and the heavy water reactor at Arak.
Secondary targets for the Israeli jets could be the light water reactor at Bushehr, which could produce weapons grade plutonium, when completed.
The Iranian nuclear targets, defence sources said lie almost 2,250 km from Israel and could be out of reach of its bombers even with aerial refuelling. But an open air corridor across northern Saudi Arabia would significantly shorten the distance.
Times, quoting defence sources in the Gulf, said the Israeli air force would have to carry out the attacks in multiple waves of bombers, crossing Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Israel, which regards Iran as its principal threat has refused to rule out using military option to prevent Tehran developing nuclear weapons.
In 2007, Israel was reported to have used Turkish air space to attack a suspected nuclear reactor being built by Iran's main regional ally, Syria.
This won't be the first time that Israeli fighters have overflown Saudi air space to strike. On June 7, 1981, Israeli air force F-16 fighting falcons flew over the kingdom to strike and destroy the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak.
-PTI
'Saudis to allow airspace for Iran war'
Saudi Arabia has reportedly launched a series of military maneuvers aimed at allowing Israeli jets to use the kingdom's airspace for an aerial attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
US defense sources speaking on condition of anonymity told The Times on Sunday that Israel has been given overflight clearance by Saudi Arabia and is permitted to use northern Saudi airspace in the event of military confrontation with Iran.
To clear the way for Israeli bombers en route to Iran, Riyadh has reportedly been conducting tests to practice keeping its own jets out of harms way while ensuring that missile systems in the kingdom remain completely deactivated.
"The Saudis have given their permission for the Israelis to pass over and they will look the other way," one US defense source said on Saturday.
"They have already done tests to make sure their own jets aren't scrambled and no one gets shot down. This has all been done with the agreement of the [US] State Department," he added.
Meanwhile, Arab sources reported that Saudi defense officials had made arrangements with Israel in case it decided to carry out its long-stalled military plans against Iran, stating that they both share a mutual hatred for the Iranian government and its nuclear activities.
For years, Israel has threatened to bomb Iran's nuclear installations. However, the likelihood of any such attack has significantly increased due to Tel Aviv's growing impatience with international sanctions, which have failed to change Tehran's stance on its peaceful nuclear issue.
Dodging scrutiny over its own arsenal of up to 200 nuclear weapons, Israel accuses Iran of refining uranium for military purposes.
Iran, however, dismisses the allegation, saying its nuclear activities are solely aimed at peaceful energy production and under close supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Saudi Arabia has carried out tests to stand down its air defences to allow Israeli fighters to make bombing runs on Iran's nuclear sites.
"The Saudis have given their permission for the Israelis to pass over and they will look the other way," the Times reported quoting US sources in the Middle-East.
"They have already done tests to make sure their own jets aren't scrambled and no one gets shot down. This has been done with the agreement of the (US) state department," the paper said.
Quoting defence sources in the Gulf, Times said, in the week that the UN Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on Tehran, Riyadh agreed to allow Israel to use a narrow air corridor in the North to reach Iran.
The tests to stand down air defences, sources said, was to ensure that Israeli bombers pass unmolested, and for this Riyadh carried out exercises to make certain that its own jets were not scrambled and missile defence system not activated.
Quoting sources in Saudi Arabia, Times said that it was common knowledge within defence circles in the Kingdom that an arrangement is in place if Israel decides to go ahead to obliterate the Iranian nuclear facilities.
Times said that despite the tension between the two governments, they share a mutual loathing of the regime in Tehran and a common fear of Iran's nuclear ambitions.
The defence sources said the four main targets for the Israelis would be uranium enrichment facilities at Natanz and Qom, the gas storage development at Isfahan and the heavy water reactor at Arak.
Secondary targets for the Israeli jets could be the light water reactor at Bushehr, which could produce weapons grade plutonium, when completed.
The Iranian nuclear targets, defence sources said lie almost 2,250 km from Israel and could be out of reach of its bombers even with aerial refuelling. But an open air corridor across northern Saudi Arabia would significantly shorten the distance.
Times, quoting defence sources in the Gulf, said the Israeli air force would have to carry out the attacks in multiple waves of bombers, crossing Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Israel, which regards Iran as its principal threat has refused to rule out using military option to prevent Tehran developing nuclear weapons.
In 2007, Israel was reported to have used Turkish air space to attack a suspected nuclear reactor being built by Iran's main regional ally, Syria.
This won't be the first time that Israeli fighters have overflown Saudi air space to strike. On June 7, 1981, Israeli air force F-16 fighting falcons flew over the kingdom to strike and destroy the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak.
-PTI