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Can Iran Change?

Posted January 19th, 2016 at 9:53 am (UTC-5)
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In an outlandish lie, Iran maligns and offends all Saudis by saying that my nation, home of the two holy mosques, brainwashes people to spread extremism. We are not the country designated a state sponsor of terrorism; Iran is.

The Saudi-U.S. Relationship: Shakier Than Ever

Posted January 11th, 2016 at 10:58 am (UTC-5)
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Both countries still need each other, but less than before. They’re still partners — but colder, more distant partners now.  

Saudi Arabia’s Last-Ditch Effort to Stop America’s Pivot to Iran

Posted January 6th, 2016 at 10:09 am (UTC-5)
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[The] Obama administration has effectively decided that upholding the nuclear accord with Iran is more important to U.S. interests — and to the president’s historical legacy —  than safeguarding a decades-old alliance with Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia’s Barbaric Executions

Posted January 5th, 2016 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
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America’s longstanding alliance with the House of Saud is no reason for the Obama administration to do anything less than clearly condemn this foolhardy and dangerous course with a more robust response than its call Monday for both sides to exercise restraint.

Saudi Plays Dangerous Regional Game with Executions

Posted January 4th, 2016 at 12:37 pm (UTC-5)
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By Barbara Slavin Just when a U.S.-led coalition in Iraq appears to be making headway against the group that calls itself the Islamic State (ISIS), Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Saudi Shi’ite cleric threatens to harden the sectarian divide fueling the region’s conflicts. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who led Saudi Arabia’s Shi’ite minority in protests […]