US warns Israel that an attack on Iran will cause Egypt and Jordan to cut diplomatic ties

The US has warned Israel that a strike on Iran will cause Egypt and Jordan to annul their peace agreements, according to a senior Israeli official quoted by the Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot on Thursday. “These days, Arab leaders don’t rule their people. Rather, the street rules its leaders,” the official was quoted as saying. “An Israeli strike is exactly what the Iranians need: the entire Arab and Muslim street will go out to demonstrate.”

The Israeli official reportedly linked between the anticipated Arab reaction to an Israeli strike and the recent rage-fueled wave of anti-Western protests in the wake of an Internet trailer ridiculing the Muslim Prophet. “What we’ve been seeing with the anti-Muhammad film is nothing but a preview for what’s going to happen if Israel attacks,” the unnamed official reportedly warned. IsraelInsider