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US-backed Saudi Hostility to Iran Likely to Backfire

US-backed Saudi Hostility to Iran Likely to Backfire

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Apr 15, 2011
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By James M. Dorsey
The Straits Times
US-backed Saudi policy towards Iran threatens to play into the hands of the Islamic republic rather than weaken it and could force some of the kingdom’s Gulf allies to make tough choices against the backdrop of the wave of anti-government protests sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.
Despite differences between Wa…

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