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Offline TomSea

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Saudi king could be killed by his son, says shadowy Iranian general

The war of words between regional nemeses Iran and Saudi Arabia keeps rumbling on.

Much to the ire of Tehran, the Saudi military conducted live-fire naval exercises in the Persian Gulf, which borders the two countries, and along the Strait of Hormuz. A statement from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval forces said that "this war game is mainly to create tension and destabilize the Persian Gulf" and warned Saudi vessels against straying into Iranian territorial waters.

The Saudis countered that the operation, known as Gulf Shield 1, was aimed at improving combat readiness and protecting "the marine interests of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against any possible aggression." The subtext, as ever with these two Middle East rivals, is clear.

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Re: Saudi king could be killed by his son, says shadowy Iranian general
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2016, 07:31:17 am »
Too bad they both can't lose.