By Muslim Mirror Web Desk
Several Gulf States, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, shared intelligence regarding Iran’s intentions to attack Israel. This collaboration played a crucial role in the effective implementation of air defense strategies that significantly hindered the extensive assault, as per a Wall Street Journal report citing Saudi, US, and Egyptian officials.
The initiative was led by the US, which has long sought to establish an informal military alliance to counter threats posed by Iran. During the overnight period spanning Saturday to Sunday, Iran launched numerous ballistic and cruise missiles along with hundreds of drones toward Israel. However, by Sunday morning, the Israel Defense Forces, supported by the US and other allies, confirmed that nearly 99% of the incoming threats had been intercepted, with the few that penetrated defenses causing only minor damage.
While Jordan’s active involvement in intercepting drones entering Israel’s airspace was previously known, the Journal’s report shed light on the extensive collaborative efforts across the region, involving countries even without diplomatic ties with Israel.
Officials cited in the report attributed the success in thwarting the attacks to Arab nations sharing intelligence about Iran’s plans, facilitating airspace utilization, and providing radar tracking. Some Arab militaries actively participated in intercepting threats and deployed their own forces, indicating that Jordan was not the sole contributor.
The specific contributions of Saudi Arabia and other key Arab governments have been kept confidential, according to the report.
The escalation in tensions stemmed from Iran’s vow to retaliate following an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Iranian embassy in Damascus on April 1, resulting in casualties among Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members. This incident heightened the ongoing conflict along Israel’s northern border, marked by frequent attacks by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
Subsequently, US officials engaged Arab governments for intelligence on Iran’s retaliation plans and sought assistance in intercepting potential attacks. Initially cautious due to concerns about direct conflict with Iran and perceptions of aiding Israel amid ongoing regional tensions, some Arab governments eventually agreed to share intelligence discreetly, while Jordan permitted the use of its airspace by US and other nations’ aircraft.
Two days before the attack, Iranian officials informed Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states about the planned response against Israel and its timing, allowing these countries to secure their airspace. This information was crucial for developing defense strategies for both the US and Israel.
As the attack neared, Washington coordinated the deployment of aircraft and missile defense systems in the region, fostering defense collaboration between Israel and Arab governments, as revealed by a senior Israeli official to the Journal. This diplomatic coordination was vital, considering Israel’s regional isolation.
During the attack, radars in Persian Gulf countries tracked missiles and drones, with information relayed to fighter jets from various nations airborne over Jordan and surrounding areas, as well as to warships and Israel’s missile defense units. Most drones were successfully intercepted, predominantly by Israeli and US fighters, with some downed by Jordanian, British, and French aircraft.
Despite a period during the attack when over 100 Iranian ballistic missiles were airborne towards Israel, the majority were neutralized by Israeli air-defense systems, both within and beyond its borders, according to US officials. Approximately half of the Iranian ballistic missiles either failed to launch or fell short of their target.
The US has long pursued military cooperation between Israel and Sunni Arab states aligned against Iran, leveraging informal regional air defense cooperation due to political constraints preventing a formal military alliance. The Abraham Accords in 2020, normalizing ties between Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain, bolstered these efforts. Additionally, Israel’s shift to the US Central Command in 2021 facilitated intelligence sharing and early warning capabilities across countries.
While covert cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia exists, the latter has maintained that formal ties would only occur after the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Ghar kay na ghat kay
Dushman anaj kay
Go down with the hypocrites
Still traitor are found among Muslims
Dogs will be Dogs
Saudi UAE Jorden Mishr kuaet all are Dogs
Badr ke bhaage hue ki aulaadein Hain
(Imtiaz Mahmoud on X)
When they invade Israel and rape butcher innocent women and kids, it is fine. Everything has consequences or karma and they real what they sowed. Show me one country where the abdools settle down and live peacefully. Read genesis 16. Wild men. Killing each other is their main goal of abdools. Cursed lot. Not one of rich filthy Muslim countries give citizenship to their own religious people forget minorities likes Christians or Jews or Hindus who are killed if they don’t pay jaziya. Live in these Islamic countries for six months and try to speak against their meow mad and come back on one piece
Abdools gods are dead. Long live Israel surrounded by swines of filthy rich abdools who can only crib and go to get their 72 bulbals
Liars are cursed. Abdools are famous 4 lying their way 2 their 72 bulbals. Cursed for spreading ginns of pride/ lies/hypocrisy/ jealousy/narrowmindedness/anger& hatred mongering/selfish/ begging pork eaters 4 jobs while cursing/back stabbing them. Genesis 16 wild culture prophecy
Saudi Arabia and UAE both have denied this claim which was first published in Times of Israel.
You would rather trust an Israeli and the Western claims than the Muslim sources.
This shows who you stand with and your hypocrisy.
And by the way, for your information, most of the defense analyst have called this attack on Istael by Iran as a choreographed event. A fixed match between the mischief mongers named Iran and Israel.
They will pay for their sins for betraying the muslims
since Israel attack palestinian kill innocent people kill children’s the muslim countries sleeping and when Iran attack Israel this people cannot digest now a days muslim is muslim enemies
Muslim world is all full of kings,dictators n puppets they rule against the will of their own population offcourse with Iron fist claws all well sophisticated Pegasus tools west keen to update extreme brutal hardware…Loots resources to feed Hungary wolf’s of ummas blood.These dictators goes to any extent to stay in power. Their nightmare is re occurances of Arab spring.spents billions to suppress freedom n liberty.
Muslims are betrayers. It’s in their blood.
They are the Traitors
When serpent is working with enemies, what can we except anything.
If it is true the information given by Saudi UAE Egypt Bharaim and Jordan to US and Israel then these countries are Munafiq, our Prophet SAW PBUH said one Muslim is another Muslim brothers, if they betrayed for the sake to survive by proxy countries like US Israel saying that Shia domination will grow and Sunni will be overshadowed and we will help, then these people should that the country made by SAW is not now like before 10 to 12 they moved from Islamic to Kufrr friends, so Fear of Allah Subhana Talaa Azaab, definitely no one earth can save look into Hadees and Quran, that don’t trust Bani Israel as they are open enemies of Islam, they will distroy you.like Termites, fear Almighty Allah he will take care of you all if you are on Siraatul Mustaqeem
There’s no pride in being a Muslim. How can we face God on the day of judgement when Palestinians are being slaughtered like animals?
Very very shameful act being a Muslim
Who ever commenting over this should understand.. People living on this planet are human being first.. After that they are muslim Or Christians don’t fundamentalist blindly believing the misleading principles taught by some cruel fundamentalist so called leaders… Try to Come out of your bulshit religious ideas and accept all people whether she is muslim Or isreal… Love them… Help them if not at least leave them to to live by their own… No religion says kill the other…. But you so called leaders make the innocent people to dance according to your tune exploiting them under the banner of religion… Thank to the leaders Jordan and soudi Arabia for heaping to avoid many sufferings of innocent people..
You are well aware that iran 🇮🇷 right now harm the non Muslims..if it is successful in completing it’s mission it will turn towards it’s own people my be under the banner of sunni Muslims or shis muslim… Or iranian Muslims…. So remember by killing other religion you may not achieve anything but hatre
These so called leaders don’t want to protect their people but they afraid of losing their power..
Why Muslim want to kill Zionist, everyone Muslim call himself peaceful and calling UN for sanction. Then will they are praising Iran