Insight: Saudis Brace For 'Nightmare' Of U.S.-Iran Rapprochement -- Angus McDowall, Reuters
(Reuters) - When Saudi Arabia's veteran foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, made no annual address to the United Nations General Assembly last week for the first time ever, his unspoken message could hardly have been louder.
For most countries, refusing to give a scheduled speech would count as little more than a diplomatic slap on the wrist, but for staid Saudi Arabia, which prefers back-room politicking to the public arena, it was uncharacteristically forthright.
Engaged in what they see as a life-and-death struggle for the future of the Middle East with arch-rival Iran, Saudi rulers are furious that the international body has taken no action over Syria, where they and Tehran back opposing sides.
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My Comment: There will be a U.S. - Iranian rapprochement one day .... but the Saudis should not worry .... that day is not going to happen in the foreseeable future.
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