After Tehran proved how little the international community will do to stop nuclear proliferation, Israel knows Riyadh may eventually have the bomb. Maybe that’s the point
The Israeli and Saudi interest in such a partnership is obvious. The two countries share an implacable, expansionist foe and offer each other unique advantages in facing that foe. Should an Israeli-Saudi deal be sealed, the two countries will owe much to Tehran for so expertly driving them into each other’s arms.
Iran overplayed its hand, banged too loudly on the drums of war throughout the region. While Iranian leaders have tried to warn Saudi Arabia away from the deal, Tehran has by its own hand and over many years convinced the Saudis that there is no peace to be found in a detente with the Islamic Republic, that Tehran seeks dominion over the region, is willing to demolish countries along the way, and can only be contained by strength – the kind of strength possessed by the Israelis. (Read More)
