Israel, Gulf in 'strange alliance' against Iran:
"In one of the region's oddest pairings, Israel and the Gulf Arab states led by
Saudi Arabia increasingly are finding common ground — and a common
political language — on their mutual dismay over Iran's history-making
overtures to Washington and the prospect of a nuclear deal in Geneva that
could curb Tehran's atomic program but leave the main elements intact, such
as uranium enrichment.
"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."
There seems little chance of major diplomatic breakthroughs between Israel
and the Gulf's array of ruling monarchs and sheiks. But their shared worries
over Iran's influence and ambitions already has brought back-channel contacts
and "intimate relationships" on defense and other strategic interests through
forums such as the U.N., said Dan Gillerman, a former Israeli ambassador to
the world body."
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