King Abdullah Warns Israel He Won’t Let Jordan Become “The Theater Of A Regional War”

The threat of a broader Middle East-wide war looms as Israel mulls retaliation for the massive weekend Iran drone and missile attack, but so far on Tuesday regional actors are strongly signaling they want to see a return to the status quo.

Saudi Arabia has rejected reports that its military shot down some of the inbound drones and missiles launched from Iran Saturday night. “There is no official website that published a statement about Saudi participation in intercepting attacks against Israel,” Saudi government sources told Al Arabiya, after Israeli media claims circulated.

Jordan too is seeking to present itself as a neutral power in the conflict, despite confirming over the weekend that it did shoot down some projectiles sent from Iran that flew into its airspace during the earlier attack.