According to a CNN report, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed on Sunday with new Israeli intelligence indicating Iran resumed progress on its nuclear program, including construction at the Mount Makosh site. A Saudi security official reportedly attended the meeting, though Riyadh denied any such encounter. Netanyahu assessed that Iran could attack the region in the coming weeks, the report said.
The meeting, first reported by CNN, adds a fresh layer to the rapidly evolving intelligence picture surrounding Iran's nuclear ambitions. The Israeli intelligence presented to MBZ reportedly details renewed centrifuge installation and construction activity at the Mount Makosh facility, a fortified underground site that has been a central concern for both Jerusalem and Washington.
As The Zioneer has reported, Mount Makosh is a hardened enrichment complex designed to withstand airstrikes. Previous reporting documented the transfer of advanced centrifuges to the site following the collapse of the Islamabad Agreement.
The presence of a Saudi security official at the meeting, if confirmed, would mark an unusual tripartite coordination on Iran, though Riyadh's denial suggests the sensitivity of such cooperation. The intelligence assessment that Iran may strike within weeks echoes warnings issued by Israeli defense officials in recent months.
The report follows a pattern of intensifying Israel-UAE strategic coordination against the Iranian threat, including the deployment of IDF personnel and Iron Dome systems to Emirati soil during the previous round of direct conflict with Iran, as The Zioneer reported in July.
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