Iran about to be spanked

[wallynut]

update - 11:02 25/02/2007


Report: 3 Gulf states agree to IAF overflights en route to Iran

By Yoav Stern and Yossi Melman, Haaretz Correspondents

Three Arab states in the Persian Gulf would be willing to allow the Israel Air force to enter their airspace in order to reach Iran in case of an attack on its nuclear facilities, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyasa reported on Sunday.

According to the report, a diplomat from one of the gulf states visiting Washington on Saturday said the three states, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, have told the United States that they would not object to Israel using their airspace, despite their fear of an Iranian response.

Al-Siyasa further reported that NATO leaders are urging Turkey to open its airspace for an Attack on Iran as well and to also open its airports and borders in case of a ground attack.




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According to a British diplomat who spoke to an Al-Siyasa correspondent, Turkey will not repeat the mistake it made in 2003, when it refused to open its airspace to U.S. Air Force overflights en route to attacking Iraq.

British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday that Israel is negotiating with the U.S. over permission for an "air corridor" over Iraq, should an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities become necessary.

Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh on Saturday denied the reports and said Israel has no such plans.








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[coordinatesales]

Those 3 don't do any good unless Saudi Arabia gives their permission and getting Iraq's permission doesn't help without Jordan's okay. Check the map. I doubt Jordan or Saudi Arabia will give permission to Isreal to do anything. NATO and Turkey, that's a different situation.

[MikeJ]

OK, I am stupid. How high does 'air space' go as far as international law?

And, if Israel did fly high over some countries on a bombing mission, what would or could that country do?

How can Iran launch a missile without violating someone's airspace?

[wallynut]

Those 3 don't do any good unless Saudi Arabia gives their permission and getting Iraq's permission doesn't help without Jordan's okay. Check the map. I doubt Jordan or Saudi Arabia will give permission to Isreal to do anything. NATO and Turkey, that's a different situation.

If Isreal is threatened by Iran, which they are, They will do what has to be done, permission or not.

[coordinatesales]

If they get permission, it just means if/when they attack iran, they will be fighting just iran, if they don't get permission, that is an excuse for the violated country to join sides against isreal.