JUST IN: Saudi Arabia is LOCKED AND LOADED—fully prepared to unleash a devastating military response if Iran dares attack again.
CNN’s Nic Robertson: “This is a really new and big step by the crown prince here to authorize the possibility of Saudi response if Iran attacks Saudi Arabia again.He called their attacks yesterday, and in the early hours of today, cowardly, he said that these attacks by Iran were cowardly because Iran knew that Saudi airspace was not being used to attack Iran. And this has incensed him.”
“There have been attacks around the capital here that have been intercepted. There was an attack near a military airfield in the north of the country. There have been attacks further east much closer to the Persian Gulf, much closer to Iran. They’ve been repelled so far.”
“[Mohammed bin Salman] says, he is authorizing the right and the military here to respond if they are attacked by Iran.”
“The crown prince had a telephone conversation with President Trump and in that conversation, the crown prince had full support from President Trump… for how they should respond.”