Director General of Saudi
Intelligence Agency Bandar bin Sultan met several times with Israeli officials
in Geneva, Iranian news agency Fars reported.
The report is based on a
Saudi Twitter account that is "well connected with the inner circles of
the Saudi secret service".
According to the tweet, the sides have agreed
on a number of crucial issues, including “containing Iran by any possible
means, exercising stronger control over Syria’s Jihadist forces, sidelining
Muslim Brotherhood and stopping the waves of the Arab spring."
Last month, it was
reported that Israel and the Gulf Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia are
increasingly finding common ground – and a common political language –
regarding both nations' dismay over Iran's history-making overtures to
Washington and the nuclear talks in Geneva.
"The adage about
'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' is playing out over Iran," said
Theodore Karasik, a security and political affairs analyst at the Dubai-based
Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis. "This situation opens
up some interesting possibilities as it all shakes out."
Saudi Arabia, which
generally sets the political tone for the rest of Gulf, also sees Iran as a
dangerous neighbor. The Sunni-ruled Gulf states routinely assail Shiite power
Iran for allegedly backing revolts such as Bahrain's Arab Spring-inspired
uprising or supporting coup plots – although no clear evidence has ever been
made public.
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf
partners are deep-pocket customers of US weapons and aircraft, but also allow
the Pentagon extensive footholds in the region, including the headquarters of
the Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain. The arrangement is meant to buy protection
from Washington and intimidate Iran.
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