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General Category => World News => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on September 17, 2020, 10:16:28 pm
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Iran’s axis worried about Israel-Saudi ties
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/irans-axis-worried-about-israel-saudi-ties-642464 (https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/irans-axis-worried-about-israel-saudi-ties-642464)
Iran is concerned about the next steps Israel and its new Gulf partners will take in the wake of the Abraham Accords signed in Washington on Tuesday.
Tehran’s displeasure is difficult to measure, but the overall context and hints in pro-Iranian media give away the sense that the regime and its allies and proxies in the Middle East view the potential Saudi-Israel relationship with concern.
Iran has been zigzagging between hyperbolic condemnation of the UAE and Bahrain for working with Israel, and trying to ignore the setback that its threats have caused. Iran’s threats and its attempt to leverage the Iran Deal of 2015 (JCPOA) so it can act with impunity throughout the region have fueled the Israel-Gulf relationship.
I don't know how far/deep this whole process will go, but two big losers are Iran and the Arab-Palis. They are probably very POed and very worried that this process will farther and deeper.