Gulf states are in negotiations to buy the Israeli-developed Iron Dome anti-missile system to defend against “a growing arsenal of Iranian missiles”, the Fox News reported.

The anti-missile Israeli weapon, would be bought through Raytheon and other American contractors who developed the Iron Dome with Israeli arms giant Rafael.

A deal for the entire Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, would be worth tens, perhaps hundreds, of billions of dollars.

It would also include longer range interceptor missiles such as David’s Sling, and the Arrow I and Arrow II which are capable of intercepting supersonic intercontinental ballistic missiles – also a joint venture between Israel and the U.S.

Khalid bin Mohammed al Khalifa, Bahrain’s foreign minister, said on the visit to London: “The Israelis have their small Iron Dome. We’ll have a much bigger one in the GCC.”

The US channel quoted senior Gulf government source as saying that: “If Netanyahu were not making less of a mess of things and was more like Anwar Sadat (who signed a peace deal for Egypt with Israel) then we would be happy to buy the missiles straight from Israel.”

Led by Saudi Arabia, GCC nations are locked in a bloody conflict in Yemen. The Kingdom has been for more than six months leading a war against the Arab impoverished country.

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