Saudi Arabia says it helped defend Israel against Iran -- report
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Saudi Arabia acknowledged that it had helped the newly forged regional military coalition Israel, the United States, Jordan, the United Kingdom, and France repel an Iranian attack against the Jewish state early Sunday morning, according to a story on KAN News.
The story spoke of the Saudi involvement in the military defensive operation in which 99% of the Iranian drones and missiles were destroyed before hitting their targets.
Many of the drones and missiles had to travel over Jordanian and Saudi airspace to reach Israel.
A source connected to the Saudi Royal family told KAN that the country had a system to automatically intercept any suspicious entity in its airspace.
Read more: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/saudi-arabia-acknowledges-helping-defend-israel-against-iran-797201
Ever see what a bonesaw does to a drone?
moreland01
(740 posts)Saudi's HATE Israeli's, generally.
TomSlick
(11,107 posts)The enemy of my enemy....
Bucky
(54,041 posts)Don't forget the Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th in part to disrupt the continuing progress of the Abraham Accords, basically a peace treaty between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is not an ideologically driven state like Iran. Like any autocracy they are primarily motivated by continuing the power of their domination over their country.
FalloutShelter
(11,875 posts)The United States was on the brink of a deal for Saudi Arabia to formally recognize the State of Israel.
If true, a surprise, but a good one. Maybe that deal is still alive.
Warpy
(111,319 posts)The Saudis would have been only too happy to shoot those down, no matter where they were headed.
Egypt also shot down a few over their airspace.
So I don't doubt this story. I also don't think their primary purpose was to protect Israel. It was to get a bunch of crap out of their air space.
progressoid
(49,992 posts)This is an interesting twist.
GreenWave
(6,763 posts)When I first heard of the drones, I thought why would Saudi Arabia and Jordan stand idly by while their skies are filled with attack drones?It looks like Iran took their acquiescence for granted and they have been sent a message to stay out of the region.