Credit: Asia Times
Sugar-coated photo-ops at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation couldn’t hide the bitter truth that the House of Saud and Tehran are practically at each other’s throats in an all-out war between Sunnis and Shi’ites. In between suspending Syria from the OIC, Saudi Arabia is juggling a tricky agenda around weakening – not quite smashing – Iran, either by years of Western sanctions or by an Israeli attack it could condemn in public while inwardly rejoicing. – Pepe Escobar
Categories: Asia, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia