Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – An official US source told CNN on Tuesday that joint intelligence from the US and Saudi Arabia indicates that Iran could plan an imminent attack on energy plants in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia.
And the Wall Street Journal reported in a report, citing Saudi and American sources, that the Kingdom had shared information with the United States warning of an imminent Iran attack inside Saudi Arabia in an attempt to distract the country. attention from the protests inside Iran, and that American forces and other forces in the region had raised the bar to prepare it.
A Saudi official told CNN that his country had exchanged information on a possible attack with the United States, but the source did not provide details.
Reuters quoted a spokesman for the US National Security Council who said the US is “concerned” about Iranian threats against Saudi Arabia, adding: “We are in constant contact through military and intelligence channels with the Saudis and we will not hesitate to take action to defend our interests and partners in the region. “
In a press conference for the US Department of Defense, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder answered a question about the Wall Street Journal report, saying, “I will not talk about the details of the levels of protection of the forces, what I can. to say is that we are concerned about the threats in the region and are in constant contact with our Saudi partners for any information they may have. “As we said earlier, we reserve the right to defend ourselves wherever our forces are,” added Ryder.
Asked if there was a specific new threat, the Pentagon spokesman said, “I have nothing more to add than what I have said.”
The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, General Hossein Salami, had directly threatened the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, accusing it of “conspiring” to ignite protests in his country after the death of the young Iranian, Mahsa Amini, after she was arrested. by the moral police last September.
