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A Quiet Axis Forms Against Iran in the Middle East
Israel and the Arab states near the Persian Gulf recognize a common
threat: the regime in Tehran. A regional diplomat has not even ruled out
support by the Arab states for a military strike to end Iran's nuclear
ambitions.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,706445,00.html#ref=nlint