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Saudi Arabia Expels Iranian Diplomats Over Aggression Against Kingdom

Saudis have had enough of Iran’s strikes.

The Iranian strategy of firing its missiles against the Gulf countries because of their collaboration with the US-Israeli strikes threatens turning these neighboring states against the mullahs’ regime.

In the case of Saudi Arabia, the threats of military action from Riyadh have evolved into the expulsion of Iranian diplomats over the aggression against the Kingdom.

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) stated that the continued targeting by Iran ‘constitutes a flagrant violation of all relevant international conventions, the principles of good neighborliness and respect for states’ sovereignty, the Beijing Agreement, and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817’.

 
Saudi Arabia, being 90% Sunni, has always tolerated its Shia majority neighbor, I suppose on the basis of both serving Allah. But I do not believe there has been any love there; and Iran's current aggression has pushed Saudi good nature to the breaking point.
This also highlights a possible reason why "Sheba and Dedan" (Today's Saudi Arabia), will not be part of the Ezekiel 38 coalition that invades Israel, (that "Persia" will be part of), but acts as an observer, alongside the "young lions of Tarshish", who many bible scholars believe may be today's America, an offshoot of Britain, the ancient geographical area of Tarshish.
 
For a while there it seemed like Saudi Arabia had surpassed its difficulties with Iran for the most part. And an emerging potential future where Saudi Arabia and Iran were at least not out right enemies. Saudi Arabia would not let US forces use their land for military launches because of movement in the direction it had take with Iran was posturing in general more positively. Plus i would think that Saudi Arabia benefited from Iran being the bigger black sheep of Middle East. Keeping eyes away from Saudi Arabia's human rights violations and placing that focus hotly on Iran was in general better PR for them. Without Iran though, Saudi Arabia is a huge news maker and negative focus upon them could increase by default with Iran out of the picture.

But it is good to see that Saudi Arabia is coming out of the apparent mindset to not be publicly at odds with Iran. Which when it comes to mind i believe is somewhat ironic. Because as far as we know, Oct 7 was a rushed job of Hamas who was part of a greater networked and practiced forming attack party under Iran. In which Hamas likely jumped the gun too early. At least that is one version of the story. In any event, by Hamas attacking Israel at a time Saudi Arabia was on the verge of neutralizing with Israel, it successfully slowed things down in that respect. Even inviting regional increased hostility toward Israel (knowing they would overreact or at least be seen as so doing). BUT, instead what we have now is Saudi Arabia on the verge with of escalating tensions with Iran.

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Saudi Arabia did not have diplomatic relations with Iran "lately" until June 2023. Indicators of Iran/Saudi Arabia neutralization was underway. But now things seem to be moving in the opposite direction. Not just with Saudi Arabia but with all the middle east concern. Two things in this kind of stand out to me, for the record:

a) Iran cannot see its own hugely bad PR during their handling of events

b) America seems somewhat blindsided (per media bias views that tend to dominate) from emerging out of Iranian strike effective rippling unto a stronger America and Israel. But in my socio-political guestimation, it would very genuinely seem that those countries would significantly benefit long term from Iran strikes regardless of the fall out. Something The Blaze media article i posted seems to more clearly see and explains why it does (which could only survive to a degree to the extent it would resonate with America currently...it would seem).

Blessings.
 
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