Gulf monarchs stuck in a pickle: damned if you don't, damned if you do.
Sleeping with the Great Satan makes you a whore. Are they happy about that, no? But what can they do? He’s the American president.
Since the US and Israel attacked Iran two weeks ago, Tehran has lashed out repeatedly at Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbours, targeting American bases in the kingdom, the American embassy in Riyadh, the huge Ras Tanura refinery and its vast Shaybah oilfield.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have been wary about the threat Iran posed to the region since the 1979 Islamic revolution, viewing it as a malign force across the Middle East.
Prince Mohammed was hoping against hope that Saudi Arabia wouldn’t be attacked. The Iranians told him that if they are existentially threatened, they are going to burn the whole region down to make the Americans pay a very heavy price. And that’s exactly what Iran is doing.
Since the US and Israel attacked Iran two weeks ago, Tehran has lashed out repeatedly at Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbours, targeting American bases in the kingdom, the American embassy in Riyadh, the huge Ras Tanura refinery and its vast Shaybah oilfield.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have been wary about the threat Iran posed to the region since the 1979 Islamic revolution, viewing it as a malign force across the Middle East.
Prince Mohammed was hoping against hope that Saudi Arabia wouldn’t be attacked. The Iranians told him that if they are existentially threatened, they are going to burn the whole region down to make the Americans pay a very heavy price. And that’s exactly what Iran is doing.
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