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Extra Saudi Forces Deployed With Iran In Mind
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has deployed more troops in the oil-rich Eastern Province and cancelled some military leave amid worries of fresh unrest stoked by Iran and regional tensions, Saudi government sources and diplomats said on Thursday.
A Saudi government source said that top commanders, in a directive issued on June 26, ordered extra security forces to be stationed in the kingdom’s crude-producing east, home to a majority of the country’s Shiite population.
The source said Saudi troops were put on alert and summer leave was cancelled for some officers but “those already on holiday are are not being called back.”
Western diplomats confirmed that holidays for troops had been suspended since the end of June.
Speculation of an Israeli attack on Iran, locked in a stand-off with Western powers over its disputed nuclear programme, is again on the rise. The West believes Iran’s nuclear work is aimed at producing nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies.
Israel has hinted it may attack Iran if diplomacy fails to secure a halt to nuclear enrichment. The United States has also mooted military action as a last-resort option but has frequently nudged the Israelis to give time for intensified economic sanctions to work against Iran.
Iran has threatened to destroy US military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, according to Iranian media reports last week.
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“Iran has threatened to destroy US military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, according to Iranian media reports last week.”
And who can blame them with all the puppet states like Saudi Arabia who’s human rights record is second only to israel
Russia is also be boxed in by american bases and sooner or later they can and will take action or face annilation themselves and you can look in the mirror when looking for someone to blame.