Saudi-Iran Crisis Has ‘Higher Stakes’ Than Ever, May Ruin Mideast Further

Friday, January 8, 2016
By Paul Martin

SputnikNews.com
08.01.2016

Although a relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has already been strained for several decades, the most recent conflict might flare up with new force and destroy the last remaining threads of stability in the Middle East, US political journalist Matt Purple wrote for the National Interest.

Things between Saudi Arabia and Iran have dramatically escalated following the execution of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Riyadh last week.

The execution of the Shiite cleric sparked large outrage among Shiites around the world. In Iran, protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy and set it on fire. Riyadh immediately severed its diplomatic ties with Tehran following the incident. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Djibouti also called back their ambassadors from Iran.

“The difference this time is the stakes are much higher,” Purple said, according to the National Interest.

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