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Saudi Daily: U.S., Israel Conduct Joint Maneuvers In Gulf

The Saudi daily Al-Jazirah reported yesterday that two Israeli missile boats and also submarines are en route to the Persian Gulf in order to conduct joint maneuvers with the U.S. Army.

Today, the paper wrote that recent statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Iran's enriching of uranium to 20% had spurred the Americans to conduct the maneuvers as preparation for an attack on Iran, so as to force it to relinquish its nuclear program.

Source: Al-Jazirah, Saudi Arabia, January 8 and 9, 2010

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