US concerned about Iranian threats to Saudi Arabia, ‘will not hesitate to act in defence’
- Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the United States warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom, a White House official said
- ‘We remain in constant contact with the Saudis … we will act in the defence of our interests and partners’, a National Security Council spokesperson said
The United States is concerned about threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia and will not hesitate to respond if necessary, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday.
“We are concerned about the threat picture, and we remain in constant contact through military and intelligence channels with the Saudis”, said the spokesperson from the National Security Council. “We will not hesitate to act in the defence of our interests and partners in the region”.
The official spoke after the Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the United States warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom.
The Saudi government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, on October 20 issued what he described as a warning to Saudi leaders not to rely on Israel and mentioned their “glass palaces”.
Riyadh had blessed US-brokered pacts under which two of its Gulf allies forged ties with Israel in 2020 in a move that created a new regional anti-Iran axis, but also launched direct talks with Tehran last year in a bid to contain tensions amid Gulf uncertainty over US commitment to the region.