GULF STATES URGE US TO PRESSURE ISRAEL TO NOT ATTACK IRANIAN OIL SITES: REPORT

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 09, 2024.

Thu 10 October 2024:

As the wider region awaiting Israel’s response to last week’s Iranian missile attack, three Gulf sources have told Reuters that Gulf countries are lobbying the United States to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because of concerns that their own oil facilities could come under fire from Iranian proxies if the war escalates.

The countries including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are also refusing to let Israel fly over their airspace for any attack on Iran and have conveyed this to the US, the sources close to government circles said, according to the news agency.

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During meetings this week, Iran warned Saudi Arabia it could not guarantee the safety of the kingdom’s oil facilities if Israel were given any assistance in carrying out an attack, a senior Iranian official and an Iranian diplomat told Reuters.

The diplomat reportedly said Iran had sent a clear message to Saudi Arabia that its allies in countries such as Iraq or Yemen might respond if there was any regional backing for Israel against Iran.

A potential Israeli attack was the focus of talks yesterday in Riyadh between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Gulf and Iranian sources said.

Araghchi’s visit, along with Saudi-US communications at the defence ministry level, are part of a coordinated effort to address the crisis, a Gulf source close to government circles told Reuters.

A person in the US familiar with the discussions confirmed that Gulf officials had been in touch with US counterparts to express concern about the potential scope of Israel’s expected retaliation, the news agency reported.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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