Israeli Minister Publicly Confirms Contacts With Saudi Arabia Amid Growing Threat From Iran

There was no immediate Saudi response to the Israeli minister’s comments.

Israel and Saudi Arabia both see Iran as a major threat and there have been public signs of their warming ties since Donald Trump took office.

After visiting Riyadh in February, Mr Trump told Israelis that he found the Saudi leadership to be “very positive” towards Israel.

Israel’s top military commander gave an unprecedented interview to a Saudi newspaper last week in which he offered to share intelligence against Iran.

Both Israel and Saudi Arabia speak often about the threat from Hizbollah, the Lebanese militant group which is supported by Iran.

Jerusalem says Hizbollah is amassing weapons in southern Lebanon with the aim of attacking Israel while Riyadh accuses Hizbollah of helping rebels in Yemen to launch missiles into Saudi Arabia.