It's unexpected that Saudi Arabia secretly stabbed Iran in the back! On March 1, The Washington Post reported that Crown Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia had several private calls with Trump last month and strongly urged the United States to attack Iran. At the same time, he publicly advocated for resolving the issue through diplomacy. To be honest, I never expected that all along, Saudi Arabia was acting towards Iran, and secretly encouraged the US to strike.
Of course, from the perspective of Saudi Arabia, this seems understandable. First, Saudi Arabia and Iran are respectively the leaders of Shia and Sunni Islam, with religious conflicts spanning over a thousand years. Second, geographically speaking, Iran is expanding its influence in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen, and the two sides are in mutual confrontation. Third, Saudi Arabia believes that Iran will possess nuclear weapons, which naturally causes great security anxiety for Saudi Arabia.
Fourth, Saudi Arabia hopes to achieve economic transformation, while Iran's presence has always been a regional instability factor, affecting Saudi Arabia's ability to attract investment. In Saudi Arabia's view, if the Iranian threat is not eliminated, investments will not come. Therefore, Saudi Arabia indeed has the motivation to use others to eliminate Iran. Although under our mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran have shaken hands and made peace, the conflict between the two sides is not something that happened overnight. Now, if the US and Israel join forces to strike Iran, and if Iran is significantly weakened, Saudi Arabia may not necessarily be unwilling to see such a situation.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858434552806410/
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