WikiLeaks: Arab leaders sought US strike on Iran

ARAB rulers secretly lobbied America to launch air strikes to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme according to leaked US diplomatic cables, it was reported last night.

Details from 250,000 leaked documents obtained by the WikiLeaks whistleblowers website were published by a number of newspapers which had been given advance sight of the material, including The Guardian.

The Guardian said it would be publishing details later in the week of cables relating to Britain — including allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” by a member of the Royal Family which was said to have “startled” US diplomats.