Saudi officials have privately expressed their willingness to cooperate with Israel on Iran, Israeli TV Channel 2 broadcast yesterday.
During private talks with European officials, the Saudis said their airspace could be used by Israeli forces for a possible airstrike. But this cooperation would not come free.
According to the Israeli TV report, the Saudi officials said they would need to see progress between Israelis and Palestinians before having enough legitimacy to allow Israel to use their airspace.
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that, in addition to Israel, Arab governments have also been expressing concern over the development of a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme.
According to the Wall Street Journal, concerned Arab states said that a nuclear deal allowing Iran to keep its nuclear-producing technologies would likely drive nations in the region to develop nuclear capabilities in order to match those of Iran.
An Arab official, according to the Wall Street Journal, said that the collapse of negotiations with Iran is preferable to a bad nuclear deal – a comment similar to those previously iterated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
US and Arab diplomats say that, although Arab nations have avoided matching statements made by Israel, they share many of the same fears regarding a nuclear deal with Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal.