Saudi Arabia: Gulf armies ready for possibility of
US-Iran War
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071106/wl_mideast_afp/gulfiranuspolitics_071106204026
RIYADH (AFP) - The armed forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) are prepared for the possibility of an armed conflict between
the United States and Iran, Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister
said on Tuesday.
In reply to a reporter's question on the preparedness of GCC states
in the event of such a conflict, Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Aziz said:
"This subject is under constant study between defence ministers as
the countries of the Gulf have to be always ready for any
emergency."
His comments came after a meeting of GCC foreign and defence
ministers in Riyadh to discuss growing tensions in the region over
Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
Tehran vehemently denies US accusations that it is secretly
developing an atomic bomb, and insists that its nuclear project is
for peaceful purposes.
The pro-US GCC consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
