Heading for Catastrophe? What May Force Riyadh to Unleash War Against Iran…”The first reason is economic collapse”

Saturday, January 16, 2016
By Paul Martin

SputnikNews.com
16.01.2016

Will Saudi Arabia seek war with Iran? Growing economic and political pressure may prompt the impulsive royal family to unleash a war against its longstanding Shiite rival, American author Daniel Lazare believes.

Saudi-Iranian tensions continue to escalate; although Riyadh keeps asserting the international community that it has no intention to push Saudi Arabia to the brink of war, there are certain preconditions for a full-scale conflict, according to author Daniel Lazare.

“The ruling family is under unprecedented strain. Its economy is shrinking; it’s bogged down in a seemingly endless war in Yemen; and its human-rights policies are an international scandal. If countries could have nervous breakdowns, Saudi Arabia would be well on its way. And when breakdowns occur, nations do crazy things,” Lazare writes in his piece for Consortiumnews.com.

The first reason is economic collapse: the 70-percent crash in oil prices has struck Saudi Arabia’s crude-dependent economy. Alas, it has become obvious that prices will not be come back anytime soon.

Another reason is the Iranian nuclear deal, approved by Washington.

“Like Israel, Saudi Arabia was overjoyed when the United Nations Security Council imposed trade sanctions on Iran in 2006 for refusing to suspend its uranium enrichment program,” the expert underscores.

Not only did the restrictions isolate Tehran politically and economically, but they cut off Iran from the oil market, playing directly into Saudi Arabia’s hands. Now Iran is back.

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