JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Monday denied a British newspaper report that it had established contacts with Israel and allowed Tel Aviv to use its airspace in the event of airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“A responsible source expressed the Kingdom’s surprise at and condemnation of the publication of such false reports that go against the Kingdom’s clear and firm policies toward its relations with the Israeli occupation authorities and of not allowing the use of its territory or airspace to attack another country,” the Saudi Press Agency said.
Earlier, Israel also denied the report carried by The Sunday Times that Saudi officials had secretly agreed to this arrangement.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the report was “completely false and baseless.”
The Times report quoting unnamed diplomatic sources came amid mounting speculation in foreign and local media of a possible Israeli attack on Iran. The Kingdom denied a similar media report last month that it intends to allow Israeli military planes to fly over its airspace.
