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Israel Stepping Up Talks with Saudi Arabia over Ties to Combat Iran
(Bloomberg) Sam Dagher - Israel has stepped up U.S.-backed talks with Saudi Arabia on developing closer military and intelligence ties in light of growing concerns about Iran. "We think that other regions integrating and beginning to sit at the same table with Israel is in the interest of stability and security in the region," U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Dana Stroul said in Riyadh on Monday. "They have contacts all the time, accelerated to an extent, though I would not overplay it," said Ehud Yaari, an Israel-based fellow of The Washington Institute. The two sides have "fairly convenient lines of communication on intelligence and air defense."