Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait are attempting to purchase the Israeli-developed Iron Dome missile defense system in light of the threat of Iran's growing rocket arsenal, Sky News reported on Wednesday.<br />According to the report, the six countries, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, are conducting talks through American intermediaries, including Raytheon - which has worked with Israeli manufacturer Rafael and has helped market the Iron Dome system in the US.<br />A senior Gulf government source was quoted 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," discussing the six countries' insistence on having American mediators involved.
