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Arabia
KSA not at war with Iran: Prince Saud
2015-04-13
[ARABNEWS] Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
is not at war with Iran, said Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal during a joint presser with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius. He also expressed hope that Tehran's nuclear deal with the US and other Western powers would reinforce regional peace.

Prince Saud said King of the Arabians, Sheikh of the Burning Sands, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman
...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Cutodian of the Two Holy Mosquesand Lord of Most of the Arabians....
had discussed a number of major regional and international issues with the visiting French minister, adding that Gay Paree has voiced its support for the Kingdom's efforts to restore legitimacy in Yemen.

"Saudi Arabia is not at war with Iran and we hope Tehran would stop supporting the Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews ...
militias in Yemen. The Iranian intervention has worsened the problem and increased violence in Yemen," the Saudi chief diplomat said, adding that Tehran never had any role in Yemen's development.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Prolly safe to say that any mil conflict or war between the KSA + Coalition versus Rising Iran will involve the Proxies = State-sponsored Militant Groups first, as I don't believe either the Saudis andor Iran are interested in a state-vs-state war at this time.

The thing to watch will be Anti-US US OWG Globaist POTUS Obama's = US' military response, or lack of same = minimalism, to any Saudi-Iran shootout.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-04-13 22:58  

#1  "we're not at war with Iran. We are, however, bombing the shiite out of their proxies"
Posted by: Frank G   2015-04-13 14:52  

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