The electoral calendar will force Donald to make increasingly virulent threats especially if Iran takes the time to react (which it will not fail to do) The question is: Is it not in the interest of Saudi Arabia and the UAE to seize the opportunity to serve as an intermediary between Iran and Donald to avoid a regional war and above all re-establish good neighborly relations?
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Allan Kaval: Saudi Arabia became aware of its vulnerability after the attack attributed to Iran on some of its oil sites on September 14, 2019 did not lead to an American response.
Riyadh and its allies also understood that they had a lot to lose if tensions in the region escalated, especially since the American umbrella is no longer guaranteed to them.
Some measures seeming to go in the direction of a form of relaxation between the two shores of the Gulf were recorded during the fall, but they remain marginal.
It is interesting to note, however, that Saudi Arabia has been concerned to stand out from the assassination of Ghassem Soleimani by declaring that it had not been consulted before by Washington.
