Turki Al Faisal: Israel tried to drag Saudi Arabia into war with Iran to impose regional dominance

Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to the United States, Saudi Prince Turki Al Faisal, said Israel had tried to drag Riyadh into a war with Iran, but Saudi Arabia had avoided such a confrontation through “wisdom and foresight”. In an article published in Arab News, Prince Turki accused Israel of attempting to involve Saudi Arabia in the conflict with Iran in order to impose its regional dominance. He also voiced concern over what he described as the Israeli government’s “adventurism”. “Had the Israeli plan to ignite war between us and Iran succeeded, the region would have been plunged into ruin and destruction,” he said. Prince Turki praised Saudi Arabia’s handling of the consequences of the war launched by the United States […]