Saudi Arabia Confirms Role in Defending Israel Against Iranian Attack
Saudi Arabia has openly acknowledged its role in helping a newly established regional military coalition—comprising Israel, the United States, Jordan, the United Kingdom, and France—successfully repel an Iranian assault early Sunday morning. The confirmation came through an unusual post on the Saudi royal family’s official website.
The post referenced a KAN News story detailing Saudi involvement in the military operation, which effectively neutralized 99% of the Iranian drones and missiles before they could reach their targets. The statement highlighted that many of these drones and missiles had traversed Jordanian and Saudi airspace en route to Israel, underlining the strategic geographic positions these nations hold.
Jordan has been vocal about its participation, but until now, Saudi Arabia had only obliquely hinted at its involvement. The royal family’s website shared insights from a Saudi royal family source, who admitted to the kingdom’s actions against “any suspicious entity” traversing its airspace.
The same source criticized Iran for stirring conflict in Gaza, which they claim aims to derail progressing normalization talks with Israel. The source condemned Iran as a nation that supports terrorism, arguing that the international community should have taken stronger actions against Tehran sooner.
