An unnamed Saudi official, speaking anonymously, has accused Iran of orchestrating the recent conflict in Gaza as a strategic move to disrupt the advancing normalization talks between Saudi Arabia and Israel. This assertion, shared in an interview with Israel's Kan public broadcaster, highlights Iran's alleged intention to derail the progress Saudi Arabia has been making towards establishing formal diplomatic relations with Israel since October 7. The official's statement underscores significant geopolitical tension in the region, pointing to Iran's influence and actions as a deliberate attempt to prevent any rapprochement between Riyadh and Tel Aviv.
This is HUGE! #Saudi official suggests KSA played role in thwarting Iran attack on Israel, adding #Iran “engineered a war in Gaza” in order to destroy the progress it was making in normalizing relations with Israel. https://t.co/u7mpf1YLD3
Hugely significant statement: Saudi official says Iran orchestrated October 7 to stop Saudi-Israel peace. Suggests that the deal is now closer than it was this time yesterday, following impressive Israeli defences https://t.co/FWtX4U7uPr
🇸🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱 WOW: Israel claims that an “unnamed Saudi official” said that Iran “engineered a war in Gaza” in order to destroy the progress it was making in normalizing relations with Israel! Blame everything on Iran season opens … https://t.co/iGmAlD4CZt
NEW An unnamed Saudi official told the Kan public broadcaster that “any suspicious object” that enters Saudi Arabian airspace is intercepted. The Saudi official also criticized Iran for having “engineered a war in Gaza” in order to destroy the progress it was making in… https://t.co/oZXMdajfRm
Saudi official: Iran “engineered a war in Gaza” to try to disrupt potential normalization discussions between the Saudis and Israel. https://t.co/DlGNOQOtPN
Wow. Here the translation “Well, this is a rather amazing statement by a member of the Saudi royal family: "The Iranians engineered the war in Gaza to destroy the progress in relations between us and Israel. Iran's behavior is irresponsible. We all know that Iran is a country… https://t.co/PvQsLRpwQv
The Saudis say it: Saudi official says Iran engineered war in Gaza to ruin normalization with Israel https://t.co/KWbIIUp08P via @timesofisrael
A Saudi official speaking on condition of anonymity to Israel’s Kan public broadcaster says “Iran engineered the war in Gaza to ruin normalization with Israel”: “Iran engineered the war in Gaza in order to destroy the progress Saudi Arabia was making in normalizing relations… https://t.co/t1ohLRJZaI
Saudi official says Iran engineered war in Gaza to ruin normalization with Israel https://t.co/T2XkhdamOc
Saudi official says the quiet part out loud: Iran engineered war in Gaza to ruin normalization with Israel https://t.co/iNh9bx7Jdz