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Saudi Airspace Said To Be Open For Attack On Iran; Riyadh Denies Report

June 14 2010

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is said to have given Israel permission to fly strike aircraft through its airspace in a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, the Times of London reports.

According to an unnamed U.S. defense source, Riyadh has conducted drills to stand down its air defenses in a narrow corridor of airspace in the country's north, effectively allowing Saudi Arabia to look the other way in the event of a strike.

The tests are said to have shown that Israeli aircraft could...

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