Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with US President Donald Trump. Reuters
Wall Street Journal: Saudi Prince Calls for Stepped-Up Pressure on Iran
An opponent of the nuclear deal with Tehran, Crown Prince Mohammed cautions that the alternative to pressure is military conflict.
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince called on the international community to squeeze Iran economically and politically to avoid a direct military confrontation in the region.
Sanctions “will create more pressure on the regime,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told The Wall Street Journal this week.
Saudi Arabia has been a fierce critic of the deal the Obama administration and other world powers made in 2015 to lift some crippling economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program.
Under Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia has severed diplomatic ties with Iran and pressured countries in the Middle East and Africa to curtail their relationships with Tehran, accusing it of meddling in Arab affairs.
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WNU Editor: The key paragraph in the above Wall Street Journal article ....
.... “We have to succeed so as to avoid military conflict,” said Prince Mohammed, who is Saudi Arabia’s day-to-day ruler. “If we don’t succeed in what we are trying to do, we will likely have war with Iran in 10-15 years.”
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Saudi Crown Prince: If we don’t succeed, likely war with Iran in 10-15 years -- Al Arabiya
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Says Conflict Will Break Out If Trump Doesn't Apply Renewed Economic Pressure on Iran -- Newsweek
Saudi crown prince warns of risk of future war with Iran -- The National
Saudi Crown Prince Warns of Possible War With Iran in 10-15 Years -- Sputnik
War between Saudi Arabia and Iran may happen in just 10-15yrs – Crown Prince -- RT
Are they going to hire a mercenary army to do the fighting? Pakistan?
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They can't field an army of their own and can't defend their borders or their capital against the Houthis. Good luck defeating the Persians.
"They can't field an army of their own ..."
ReplyDeleteThe Persians have problems, too.
They have hired many Afghans (Hazara) to do their fighting for them. They have used threat of deportation to get the Hazaras to fight for them.
The Houthis did capture some Saudi territory for a while. It is a small amount and it is the Houthis who are starving and not the other way around.
If Iran threw too many divisions across the water, that would leave their flank open and there at least 5 interested parties, who want a part of them.
Mean people suck.
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