Security analyst Yair Goldblatt said on X that the joint US-Saudi strikes on pro-Iranian militia targets in Iraq may have been in response to an Israeli request for deterrence, following the interception of two drones near the Jordan-Israel border this week. Goldblatt noted that the strikes came shortly after the Netanyahu-Trump meeting, and that Israel assessed the drones as having been launched by pro-Iranian militias in Iraq.
The joint US-Saudi strikes on pro-Iranian militia targets in Iraq, announced earlier Wednesday by U.S. Central Command, are now being viewed through a new analytical lens. Security analyst Yair Goldblatt posted on X that the timing of the strikes — shortly after the Netanyahu-Trump meeting — raises the possibility that Prime Minister Netanyahu requested the deterrence action before an Israeli response. Goldblatt's analysis comes after the interception of two drones near the Jordan-Israel border this week, which Israel assessed as originating from pro-Iranian militias in Iraq. The US and Saudi Arabia have conducted multiple strikes on Iran-linked positions in Iraq in recent days, as part of a broader campaign to counter attacks on American forces and Saudi infrastructure. Goldblatt's question — whether the White House approved the strikes at Netanyahu's request — remains unanswered, but it adds a layer of diplomatic context to the regional kinetic activity. Earlier today, The Zioneer reported that Goldblatt shared drone footage over Saudi Arabia, questioning if it marked an Iraqi retaliation. This latest post further develops the thread of Israeli-Iranian proxy tension across the region.
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