Officials: Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom

[Zorro]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom, three U.S. officials said Tuesday.

The heightened concerns about a potential attack on Saudi Arabia as the Biden administration is criticizing Tehran for its crackdown on widespread protests and condemning it for sending hundreds of drones — as well as technical support — to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.

“We are concerned about the threat picture, and we remain in constant contact through military and intelligence channels with the Saudis,” the National Security Council said in a statement. “We will not hesitate to act in the defense of our interests and partners in the region.”

Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Nor did Iran's mission to the United Nations.

One of the officials who confirmed the intelligence sharing described it as a credible threat of an attack “soon or within 48 hours.” No U.S. embassy or consulate in the region has issued alerts or guidance to Americans in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere in the Middle East based on the intelligence. The officials were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/officials-saudis-tell-us-iran-222623174.html

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So....Saudi Arabia reduces oil production as a big fuck you to Biden, and now two weeks later it sounds like they're looking to the US to help protect them from a potential Iranian attack.

Could be an opportunity to squeeze some concessions from those assholes.

[Lovie777]

1. Why not ask Russia.....

2nd, why would Iran attack SA, while supporting Russia?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

43. Iran is desperate to stop its protests & favourite tactic of despots in trouble is start a war. . nt

[DURHAM D]

2. So what is the House of Saud up to now?

Forgive me if I don't believe anything they say/do.

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. Is anyone else having deja-vu with the Saudi fear of Iraq?

Fuck them.

Not one American penny, not one American life, nothing. Nothing should be give to defend Mr Bone Saw and his radical extremist country.

Nothing.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. We've been through this before.

Tired of the ME politics. Shia vs. Sunni - hoping for a mutual KO,

[Deuxcents]

4. Wait..where's the arms they bought? Will they want us to fight for em, too?

[onecaliberal]

6. Fuck bone saw. Go cry to your friend Putin.

[Jarqui]

7. Maybe Trump and the LIV Golf Tour can help the Saudis ... ...nt

[Ilsa]

8. I'm relieved I'm not the only one

inclined to tell MBS to go fuck himself. (I could never work in the diplomatic corp). Not one dime, not one soldier.

Maybe it's time for a regime change in SA, like by the Persian upstarts.

Or maybe someone wants to stsrt WW3.

[bottomofthehill]

9. Well that's just too damn bad.

[ZonkerHarris]

10. Gosh am I rooting for Iran now? Maybe

[dcmfox]

11. Great time

To get all the Saudi's sent back to the states for rape, murder and lots of other crimes as reported by 60 minutes

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/saudi-crimes-united-states-flee-pre-trial-60-minutes-2020-12-13/

Plus pump gas till its 1969 prices in the US biotches, lol

[Gore1FL]

12. Umm Go Iran?

I mean fuck them both.

[RussellCattle]

27. Yep, it does get confusing.

[OAITW r.2.0]

13. Yet both SA and Iran are all in with Putin. Go figure, nt

[JohnSJ]

14. It doesn't make sense for Iran to do that.

[carpetbagger]

23. Unless they think it's the only way to unite the country and end the protests . nt.

[IronLionZion]

15. Good, you deserve it

Maybe Saudi Arabia and Iran can destroy each other's extremist governments and their people can build back better.

[2naSalit]

16. The arms ATM...

should be unplugged for the time being.

[Effete Snob]

17. .

[Bernardo de La Paz]

44. ?

[Bayard]

18. So?

[niyad]

19. May all involved receive everything they deserve.

[The Magistrate]

20. Our Course Is Clear, Sir

Tell these clowns to drop the price pronto, or they are on their own.

Between Iran and the Saudis, one can only hope both lose, but whichever does, that's good all around.

[Drum]

31. Indeed, and analogously there have been certain sports contests...

…where I have clearly wrestled with this. Not who I want to win, but who I’d prefer to lose.

(I am not, certainly, meaning to minimize the the larger matters at hand in this thread.)

[Historic NY]

21. So

Time for them to pull up their sandals laces and defend themselves. Maybe their new pals in Russia will help, after all they get to market the Russian oil in a blending scheme. They want other people to fight for them, send out some of the 15000 royals to fight

[Ford_Prefect]

22. SA has been a whiny child about Iran for decades and has used US military and diplomatic pressure

to intervene wherever possible. They already removed one of their chief oil rivals by getting W and PNAC to invade Iraq.

Now they sense their power over US policy is slipping so they gin up fear of an attack. It is too much like the alleged threat levels during Bush/Cheney. The timing and the vague nature of the so-called threat are suspect on the face of it.

Iran is in no condition to set off on a new adventure with so much turmoil at home. The potential for that to backfire is great indeed.

The question to ask is what is happening right now in SA that would benefit Iran attacking? What purpose is served by a regime under considerable domestic threat raising the stakes at home by antagonizing SA? I don't see any purpose served by inviting some kind of response from either the US or NATO.

[McKim]

50. Great Comment!!!!

Great comment!!!!! Look beyond the idea of this as a sports analogy. Can we give up the idea of rooting for one side or another. This is not a soccer game. Real people and real cities are destroyed. The two countries are very different. Let’s refuse to get sucked into this. Been there and done that in Iraq! Too bad trillions of dollars were wasted there and for what? Meanwhile we have people in need here!

[Shoonra]

24. And we want petroleum

Saudi Arabia cut back on petroleum sales in order to damage the Biden Administration. Before we aid the Saudis against the Iranians we should insist that they loosen up the petroleum - and maybe do it immediately before the elections.

[zuul]

25. I'm sure Pootie will help them.

I hear he’s a great military strategist, with unparalleled equipment and excellent officers!

[larwdem]

26. well

fuck them

[blue-wave]

28. Oh what, you worried now Saudi Arabia?

You want your big brother, the one you are trying to screw over to help you? Well, let's talk about you wanting to join the BRICs alliance to undermine the U.S. Dollar. Let's talk about oil supply. After all, high oil prices helps Iran too. You getting the picture yet? Alliances and allies do not operate on a one-way street.

You sound like an ingrate and a spoiled child always crying ME! ME! ME!! when you get in trouble. Get your head out of your ass grow up and wake up. Realize who your real friends are.

[Drum]

29. I got here after post #28, and in 17 years on DU it's maybe a first

…how ALL of the posters in this thread have literally taken the words out of my mouth

[VMA131Marine]

30. Yaaaaaaawwwwwwnnnnn!

Who cares! I certainly don’t think we should do anything to prop up the current Saudi regime.

[Frasier Balzov]

32. Pakistan is Sunni Muslim and they have the bomb.

They are the natural ally of Saudi Arabia, but they have very good relations with Iran too, so they are well positioned to keep the peace.

[BigmanPigman]

33. Boo fucking hoo!

No sympathy here. Gee, I wonder why.

Tough shit! Use your bone saws to defend yourself. So, you want our support now?

Maybe you shouldn't have been greedy, power hungry, control freaks for the past zillion years, as you continually hold us for ransom over oil prices. Maybe since most of the 911 hijackers who came from your country weren't the best emissaries. Maybe your treatment of females isn't quite as liberal as you pretend it is. We hate you! We REALLY hate you!

[RainCaster]

34. MBS: go fuck yourself

We need to move all our military stuff out of Saudi space & send it to Ukraine. Solves 2 problems.

[Warpy]

35. It's a religious war, Sunni vs. Shia

and probably the best thing we can do is stay the fuck out of it.

The Saudis were given top US war tech by TFG. It's not like they're going to be pushovers.

Iran, if it invades, will admit things are desperate for them and they need a war to distract from all those uppity women protesting against manly authority.

[argyl]

36. That is one "ally" that can go fuck itself.

Maybe SA is getting freaked about the demonstrations in Iran and the possibility of a secular Iran.
Anyway, I wouldn't trust anything that wasn't direct US intelligence.

[BadgerMom]

37. My daughter is in Riyadh on business right now.

I understand the animosity. I need her safely home.

[padah513]

39. My heart goes out to you BadgerMom

I believe in the power of positive thinking. When she comes home safe, give her a hug just because

[BadgerMom]

40. Will do.

Thanks.

[RockRaven]

38. Well, that sounds like a reason not to have burned bridges or pissed in your friends' cornflakes

recently, doesn't it? Hmm... Maybe should have given that more weight in your scheming.

[cstanleytech]

51. Ya, cutting the production of oil to manipulate the price was a dick move on their part.

Then they had to gall to attack Biden for manipulation after he orders the release of more of the US oil reserves to try and counter it to help the American people.
That alone makes me believe we should tell them to go fuck themselves sideways.

[jpak]

65. Twice

[keopeli]

41. Bonesaw should ask the Ruskies for help. They have a top notch military with nothing else to do...

[keopeli]

42. I'm sure Putie wouldn't mind standing up to Iran and their drones...uh...oh wait...

[twodogsbarking]

45. It wouldn't be fair to pick sides.

[miffelplix]

46. Zero Chance

Iran is completely occupied with domestic problems. More importantly, Saudi Arabia manufactured this "intel" to deflect heat from their decision to cut oil production.

[cstanleytech]

49. Bingo!!! We have a winner. nt

[purr-rat beauty]

47. Let them chew each other up to the ground

and the Western nations rebuild them up

that is the nice way to say it

[cstanleytech]

48. Two words for Saudi Arabia...............Fuck Off!!!!

[Magoo48]

52. Well put.

[twodogsbarking]

53. Will is last twenty years like.............

[Chainfire]

54. They should build a wall...

[The Jungle 1]

55. Yo yer on your own Saudi Arabia.

Tell me again how many of the 911 scum were from Saudi Arabia.

[Grimelle]

56. Not one penny from us.

What? you ran out of bone saws, MBS.

[prodigitalson]

57. The guys that raised gas prices need our help?

Bless their hearts.

[samsingh]

58. why is that now our problem? Ask russia for military support

[MadMike47]

59. That's what we should have done after 9/11.

I'm sorry, Saudi Arabia, but you have me confused with somebody who gives a shit about your barbaric country.

[NCjack]

60. Yeah, it is an opportunity to squeeze them. I hope Pres. Biden immediately begins to

bring home personnel and materials that are on loan. Also, this is the time to start cancelling material and service contracts until SA feels the pain.

[republianmushroom]

61. Hope the Saudis are correct.

Iran kick their a** ?

[sarcasmo]

62. Saudi's worried we will stop sending them arms.

[jpak]

63. Yikes - just bought 100 gallons of fuel oil

Before the news...

Broke the piggy bank - nearly $500 - ouch.

Hope we have a mild wither.

[Quanto Magnus]

64. So they're gonna act all crappy

then lay on a guilt trip....

Squeeze A LOT of concessions hopefully....

[JCMach1]

66. Would be a shame if Iran broke something...

[elderdem]

67. So what! I don't think this is a problem.

Let the bone saw monsters use all the weapons we have provided over the years until they run out.
Our country should not provide any more help to them, ever, let the two different muslim sects, finish
their centuries old conflict.
Maybe they can ask Jared for a loan of the two billion he got from them.

I have no proof of anything but in the pit of my stomach I believe the den of criminals that inhabited the
White House were selling all the secrets they could get their grubby hands on to anyone with unlimited money, the more evil
the better.

[2live is 2fly]

68. Seems like a win win for us, would be so great to have Iran need drones & etc military hardware only

to come to the realization they bartered it to Russia for a ship-load of borscht & a Yakoff Smirnoff impersonator!