https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-733960
A credible military threat against Iran coupled with a tough Western diplomatic stance is the best way to weaken the impact of the resumption of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Riyadh, a senior Israeli official told reporters over the weekend.
“The stronger the Western position will be, the more clarity there is that action will occur or that there is a credible military threat to Iran… the less significant I think this relationship or these relations will be, to say the least,” the official explained on Friday.
The official spoke in response to the Iranian-Saudi Arabian deal reached earlier that day to reestablish relations after years of hostility that had threatened stability and security in the Gulf and helped fuel conflicts in the Middle East from Yemen to Syria.
The deal, brokered by China, was announced after four days of previously undisclosed talks in Beijing between top security officials from the two rival Middle East powers.
Israeli politicians immediately expressed concern as the move appeared to throw a monkey wrench in one of Netanyahu’s new government’s chief policy initiatives – to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia.