AFP reported: "Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed's younger brother, Defense Minister Khalid, said in Washington, the capital of the United States on Friday, that if President Trump does not fulfill his promise to attack Iran, the Iranian regime will eventually become more arrogant."
Trump has ordered a large-scale troop buildup in the Gulf region, but White House officials have insisted that the president has not yet made a final decision.
Comment: Saudi Arabia has changed its previous stance of opposing military action and refusing to open its airspace, which indirectly indicates that Iran's recent actions in Yemen, Lebanon, and other regions have crossed its red line. However, the logic of "using force to stop hegemony" is itself a vicious cycle - if the US military truly attacks Iran, Iran will inevitably retaliate against the Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes, American Middle East bases, and ally targets, leading to an inevitable surge in oil prices and escalation of regional conflicts; if the US military does not act, Saudi anxiety will increase, possibly accelerating its own nuclear program and strengthening regional military capabilities, further intensifying sectarian and geopolitical tensions, and causing the Middle East security order to collapse completely.
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