RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - June 13, 2010 - Saudi Arabia has denied a report in a British newspaper that it will allow Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities using the Kingdom’s airspace.
An official source at the Foreign Ministry, quoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), has described the report that appeared in The Times as “slanderous and false”.
The source stated to SPA that, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterates its position of opposition and rejection of the violation of its sovereignty and the use of its airspace or territory by anyone to attack any country.”
The ministry source told SPA that the Kingdom does not have any relationship with the Israeli government.
Saudi and U.S. defense officials were quoted in a report in The Times as saying that Riyadh will allow Israeli jets to fly over Saudi Arabia.
“The Saudis have given their permission for the Israelis to pass over and they will look the other way,” the London-based newspaper said, quoting an unnamed U.S. defense source. The report falsely said this had all been done with the agreement of the U.S. State Department.
