Saudi Arabia has denied allowing its airspace for offensive military operations amid regional tensions related to the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
Al Arabiya TV, which quoted the source, reported that Riyadh was trying to ease tensions and support Pakistan's mediation efforts to reach an agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran.
"The kingdom does not allow the use of its airspace to support offensive military operations. There are parties that try to give a misleading picture of Saudi Arabia's position for suspicious reasons," the source said.
The rebuttal came after The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (7/5), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had lifted restrictions on the use of their bases and airspace by the American military, which was imposed after the launch of an American operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Citing American and Saudi officials, the report said the Trump administration is preparing to restart naval escort operations for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with the support of the US navy and air force after the mission was temporarily halted earlier this week.
Regional tensions have escalated sharply since the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran on February 28, triggering Iranian retaliation against Israel and American allies in the Gulf, along with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Americans then announced the arms embargo would take effect on April 8 and continued negotiations with Pakistani mediation, although the negotiations failed to produce a permanent agreement.
Trump then announced an extension of the ceasefire without setting a deadline, followed by a naval blockade by targeting Iranian maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz since April 13.
On Tuesday, Trump said the US military would temporarily suspend "Project Freedom", which was launched to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, while maintaining the American blockade with full force and effectiveness.
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