IMO, it’s weird enough to be true. What the Israelis really need is forward basing, though - be interesting to see if and how the Saudis supply that.
It’s a truism: politics makes strange bedfellows.
That is quite a sound guiding sentiment, in Middle East politics ...
Step 1: Saudi Arabia and Israel reach an agreement.
Step 2: The Saudis allow Israel to establish a secret airfield in the desert.
Step 3: Israel strikes Iran.
Step 4: The Saudis publicly condemn Israel.
Step 5: The Saudis privately congratulate Israel.
I wouldn't be surprised if Steps 1 and 2 were already in place.
“What the Israelis really need is forward basing,”
Maybe not. Overflight permission and in air refueling could be enough. Do the Saudis have KC130 air tankers?
If I remember correctly, there was an article saying how Azerbaijan allowed Israeli planes into its airspace.
It’s weird, most likely true, but not enough yet. All Saudi Arabia has to offer is its air space, which solves the main problem of a flight rout for a country with no carriers. They don’t have good pilots, they don’t have a lot of planes. Israel has good pilots, but not enough equipment for Iran, imho. It is big, mountainous, and while evil to the core, the Iranians are not stupid. Can we send over our entire fleet of high-power aircraft? Would even that be enough?