Iran & Saudi Arabia saber-rattling: Who would prevail in all-out war?
Tensions
between Saudi
Arabia and regional nemesis Iran are even higher than usual,
with Riyadh targeting Tehran ally Hezbollah. If an actual military
conflict between the two breaks out, who would have the best chance
at prevailing?
The
regional confrontation between the two nations separated
geographically by the narrow Persian Gulf is deeply rooted in
sectarian, political, and economic competition. Saudi Arabia and Iran
follow the two rival sects of Islam with a long history of violence.
They compete in the currently troubled energy market, with Tehran
holding a grudge over the share it has lost due to sanctions imposed
by Riyadh’s American patrons. They fight proxy battles, often
violently, in places like Bahrain, Yemen, and Lebanon.
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