Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Iranian official: Saudi Arabia shared intelligence with Israel

Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani
Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani
Reuters
The Speaker of Iran's Parliament, Ali Larijani, on Monday claimed that Iran has information proving that Saudi Arabia shared intelligence with Israel during the Second Lebanon War in 2006.

Speaking to the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen network which is associated with Hezbollah, and quoted by the Hebrew-language Walla! news website, Larijani also claimed that during Israel’s counterterrorist Operation Cast Lead in Gaza in 2009, the Saudis looked for an “excuse” not to get involved by claiming that “it was an internal war".

“Tehran stood alongside Hamas and helped it militarily, rather than hiding it,” he stressed. READ MORE