RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and number of Gulf countries have approved request of the United States to redeploy its forces in the waters and territories of the Arabian Gulf, Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported Saturday.
The request has been approved to thwart possible Iranian attacks in the region and not trigger a war with Tehran, the Saudi daily quoted informed Gulf sources as saying.
“Saudi Arabia and the rest of GCC states do not wish to start a war with Iran, but they want to send a strong message to Tehran that it cannot cross the red line by continuing to provoke forces operating in the Arabian Gulf,” the sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday.
The sources added that Riyadh and the other GCC capitals do not wish to engage in a military confrontation with Iran because no party would benefit from such actions.
The sources said the redeployment of US forces in the Gulf states was part of joint US-Gulf efforts to deter Iran and aimed to have better cooperation between American and Gulf military forces.
Regional premier Haseloff says man was "lone attacker", 50-year-old doctor
Attacker identified as 50-year-old male doctor from Saudi Arabia who holds permanent residency in Germany
Jagmeet Singh’s NDP has been pivotal in sustaining PM Trudeau’s govt in recent years since last elections
"Macron resign," "you're talking nonsense," "water, water, water", young people and mothers shout at president
Since May 2023, some 260 people have been killed in and more than 60,000 displaced
Yoon has been stripped of his duties by parliament following his short-lived martial law declaration
