Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 26 July 2016: Iran Vs. Saudi Arabia: An Unclear Relation

Saudi Arabia, Iran - the never-ending session of instigation, activities, and clashes. In the recent activity, Riyadh has sent a clear signal from its move towards Israel. While ago during the highly unusual trip, retired Saudi General Anwar Eshki led a Saudi delegation to Israel. He also met with a group of Knesset members to encourage dialogue in Israel on the Arab Peace Initiative. General Eshki’s Trip to Israel surprised media, for instance, the Israeli publication, Haaretz, named it “Unusual and rare trip.” During this journey, General Eshki had had meetings with some of the top rank Israeli military and government officials. Although the goal of the trip was encouraging interest groups to resume the failed peace talks between Israel and Palestinians, however, General Eshki has got to the point by threaten Iran. “Creation of sovereign Palestinian state will control Iran and it seeks of violent adventures within the region.” General Eshki said.

This trip was taking place while few days ago, The former Director of Saudi Arabia General Intelligence Directorate, Turki bin Faisal was in People's Mujahedin of Iran’s meeting in Paris. People's Mojahedin Organization (PMOI) is an Iranian opposition groups which is in favor of withdrawing the Islamic Republic from power. He was hosting by the president of PMOI, he officially admitted that he is for regime change in Iran. In a part of his speech he clearly mentioned that his aim is Islamic Republic’s fall. Though former military and intelligent figures are not carrying any official status in the Saudi’s royal system, nowadays, even Saudi officials have started to have a chain of serious challenges with Iranians. Just few days ago, according to what Alarabia has published, a debate has happened between Saudi’s foreign minister and an Iranian diplomat. Saudi’s foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, who was invited to Brussel by Egmont Institute, answered to an Iranian diplomat who accused Saudi Arabia for supporting ISIS and Al Qaeda and said “Doesn't Iranian constitution said,export the revolution? Doesn't Iranian constitution talk about supporting Shi'a Islamists? Didn't Iran create Hezbollah? Didn’t Iran attack other countries’ embassies in its soul, which is violating the international laws? we didn't do them all, Iran did.”

From WikiLeaks releases every one found out about “cut of the head of the snake” project and Saudi Arabia’s secret pushes on the U.S government to attack Iran. But at this point everything shows that Saudi Arabia is taking the sword out of its jacket. The most important question is, where is the position of the U.S in this new game set? The U.S is going to have a new President in few month but its interests in the region will remain the same. Saudi Arabia, defiantly is an old alley for the U.S but the Saudi-U.S relations also is not in the best position ever.