By IAN DRURY
Last updated at 11:45 PM on 28th November 2010
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Arab leaders urged the U.S. to attack Iran and end its nuclear weapons programme.
Saudi Arabia 'frequently exhorted' Washington to launch an air strike against the regime in Tehran, according to leaked documents.
In a report of a 2008 meeting with U.S. General David Petraeus, the Saudi ambassador to Washington said King Abdullah wanted the White House 'to cut the head off the snake' before Iran developed nuclear weapons and threatened its neighbours in the Middle East.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was compared to Hitler in the cables
The secret document revealed that the Saudis demanded 'severe U.S. and international sanctions on Iran, including a travel ban and further restrictions on bank lending'.
It added that 'the use of military pressure against Iran should not be ruled out'.
King Abdullah was backed by the King of Bahrain who warned in a cable: 'The danger of letting it go on is greater than the danger of stopping it.'
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