Saudi Arabia "Doesn't Care" If White House Angered As US Urges 'Ally' To Ease Tensions
Hours ago, in the latest sign that tensions between Riyadh and Tehran are set to spiral into a full blown diplomatic crisis of historic proportions, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Ahmad Al-Jubeir announced that the kingdom has cut diplomatic ties with the Iranians. The Iran mission was ordered to leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours.
Al-Jubeir went on to accuse Iran of stoking sectarian violence in the region (a contention that represents the worst kind of hypocrisy) and suggested Riyadh may need to do more to counter the expansion of Iranian influence.
As we put it, this an exceptionally serious situation that could well mushroom into a direct conflict between the two countries which are already on opposite sides of multiple regional proxy wars.
Washington is caught in the middle. Saudi Arabia and the US have a “special” relationship that neither side is keen on damaging while the Obama administration has been walking on egg shells vis-a-vis the Iranians in order to ensure that the “historic” nuclear accord doesn’t end up falling apart in Obama’s last year in The White House.
On Sunday, Washington responded to Saudi Arabia's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran by encouraging diplomatic engagement and calling for leaders throughout the region to take "affirmative steps" to reduce tensions, Reuters reports.
"We're aware of reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ordered the closure of Iranian diplomatic missions in the Kingdom," an Obama administration official said.
"We believe that diplomatic engagement and direct conversations remain essential in working through differences and we will continue to urge leaders across the region to take affirmative steps to calm tensions."
Not to put too fine a point on it, but when it comes to sectarian tensions, the Saudis really don’t care what Washington thinks. Here’s the latest out of Riyadh:
- SAUDI DIPLOMATS EVACUATED FROM IRAN AFTER EMBASSY ATTACK ARRIVE IN DUBAI ON WAY HOME-AL ARABIYA TV
- SAUDI ARABIA DOES NOT CARE IF IT HAS ANGERED THE WHITE HOUSE, SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH SAUDI GOVERNMENT'S THINKING SAYS: RTRS
- SAUDI ARABIA'S POSITION TOWARD IRAN IS 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,' SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH SAUDI GOVERNMENT'S THINKING SAYS: RTRS
Make no mistake, this dispute is going to get far worse before it gets better which means the Obama administration will have to make a choice: stick with the Saudis in order to preserve the prevailing Mid-East order and ensure that the "special" relationship between Washington and Riyadh isn't damaged, or finally take the plunge and side with the Iranians with whom the administration is desperate to establish a cordial relationship after years of mutual distrust and hostility.
This also comes at a decidedly inopportune time as the White House weighs whether or not to impose a fresh set of sanctions on Tehran in response to the test-firing of a next generation surface-to-surface missile back in October. Now, any new sanctions will likely be viewed by the Iranians as a kind of underhanded way of supporting the Saudi position.
Needless to say, all of this has implications for the mutliple regional proxy wars unfolding across the Mid-East.
Finally, don't forget that the Saudis are a major buyer of US arms and contributed mightily to a 35% increase in foreign arms sales in 2014.
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More war for the failing global economy... maybe this means I will be able to find a job again.
Obama bows to his Saudi master.
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/obama-bows-saud...
Light-weight US President will not do anything.
He'll be bowing but he'll be facing the opposite direction. What a f'ing loser...
Saudi King to Obama: "Go F--- yourself Mr. President you spineless moron fag."
Saudis acting differently since the last king died and the new king suffering from dementia took power.
He's not the first mentally ill "leader". Just look to our own powerhouses in the west. Inbreeding does that to a person.
I don't care if SA pissed off Barry, either.
Saudis acting differently since the last king died and the new king suffering from dementia took power.
Saudi royals are disunited and in disarray. That's what happens when an aristocracy has an incompetent on the throne.
Kind of. He didn't do the US any favors on his world apology tour. Most cultures don't appreciate a conciliatory, effiminate leader. They view this behavior as weak, and compliant. Now Obama is reaping the wind.
For the Saudis to publicly say this, is akin to them treating the halfrican like their favorite goat, and then wiping their cock on his face when they are done. Not saying that Obama wouldn't like that...
The Saudis would not be brazen if not for the assurances made from Barak. "We got you"...meaning, You...dear American grunt, will be fighting the Saudi wars (again)
Lol!!! Best comment of the day!
The real enemy is the American citizen. All the rest is just smoke and mirrors.
i hear the Dollar tree is Hiring..
The clown has been trying to hire the five people to replace me since I left.
I would say they would build factories for us all in the US to make weapons, but they will probably outsource it to China when all hell breaks loose...
Yemeni labor rate would be less costly at this point.
'They are nimble with their hands and complain little when presented with the chance to lift themselves above their poverty.'
-- former warlord turned entrepreneur with an IMF appointment in his pocket
Middle finger up another fuck you to America and another plus to Soros and company!
Obama does not want oil prices to rise as it harms his multispectrum war against Russia and Putin.
Stakes are high as US plays the oil card against Iran and Russia
John Kerry, the US secretary of state, allegedly struck a deal with King Abdullah in September under which the Saudis would sell crude at below the prevailing market price. That would help explain why the price has been falling at a time when, given the turmoil in Iraq and Syria caused by Islamic State, it would normally have been rising.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2014/nov/09/us-iran-r...
Did the U.S. and the Saudis Conspire to Push Down Oil Prices?
Falling oil prices and the plunging ruble are not some kind of free market accident brought on by oversupply and weak demand. That’s baloney. They’re part of a broader geopolitical strategy to strangle the Russian economy, topple Putin, and establish US hegemony across the Asian landmass. It’s all part of Washington’s plan to maintain its top-spot as the world’s only superpower even though its economy is in irreversible decline.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/did-the-u-s-and-the-saudis-conspire-to-push...
In a market, if a new seller, only one, undercuts, and sells the same product at 50% price, even if his market share is only 2%, it will bring down the prices a bit: if the other traders do not lower their prices, this new seller's sale will increase (whether he can supply is a different matter). At some point, others will have to reduce their prices.
ISIS' stolen oil has been available in the market since a year or so, at half the price, if you believe the Russians. That will certainly depress the prices. My guess is, Turkey is trying to expand it larger.
Has John McCain been out visiting the Saudis in the last week or so?
Hard to tell him apart from a camels' butt.
Obama, too.
Oil shock?
Fuck you Obama, you golf ball nut!
-- A. Anon Prince
Bullish jacked up trucks on 84 month terms in the oil patch.
Lurch lurches forth
Mr potatoe Head maybe be mid level management in new factory.
Job with benefits if he wants it.
-- former warlord turned entrepreneur with an IMF appointment in his pocket
SO the Saudi's 'don't care' what the US thinks. That smells of the arrogance of youth, i.e. Salman's son, who is said to be 'running things'. Well, the Saudi's 'will care' what the US thinks very shortly, once they are routed in Yemen and the Shia are marching on Riyhad in the center with ISIS infiltrating in the north. It will be a pleasure to see his your head on a pike.
Three little letters word,
Hadj
Big business.
-- former warlord turned entrepreneur with an IMF appointment in his pocket
Long bombed out oil refineries.
Someone remind me why it's a bad thing if these two bomb the hell out of one another.
I hear crickets do you?
Because there's always the victims nobody thinks about...
http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/58/ed/58ed9a87f9b8d8ee83ca46b916272bb7.jpg
And for the rest... dust to dust...
Agreed. Why not let these dirt bags get there own people killed in their war. Better now then when one of them has a nuke. Can't we just sit this one out and sell them the bullets to degrade each other's forces.
asking the US to sit this one out is like asking the conductor to sit out the concert and let the players play.... think more. talk less. ironic.
Saudi's didn't care about killing thousands of people on 9/11 either.
Why are we propping a robe wearing political enemy beheading monarchy again?
$$$
It's obvious USA was behind this to begin with, to escalate Syria and Yemen, just like they were behind the Turk SU 24 downing.
This "Sauds don't care" is supposed to make it look like they are independent.
Nice try zato
Obama just peed his pants.
In this very moment, a huge Saudi air attack is happening in Sana'a, Yemen: https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/683782221807927296
BTW, Sana'a is a sort of a Florence of Arabia (the old Arabia Felix, "Happy Arabia"), and besides the human suffering, we all are losing something that will never be back. Saudi Arabia, like ISIS, is destroying the cultural heritage of the world.
At what hour does the Saudi stockmarket open?.....
this is going to rock the markets tomorrow as this might be the final trigger for a full blownout war in the middle east.
And now America has a few problems on picking sides... Saudi's... Israeli's.... Egypt.... Turkey....
It's like they all took the looney pills...
DOW futures already dropped 1%
owebomba is a lame duck and they know it
they have probably already made future arrangements with hitlary
lol lol..............ahhhh yes......... the smartest guy in any room strikes again.......Yet another Stellar example of the Obama Regimes astute foreign policy at work
obama ... is there time for another round of golf or a few selfies.
Have you ever seen pictures from Obama where he's with his children and wife without it being a photo opp?
Did you read where Reggie Love wrote a big "tell all" book where the big revelation was that Obama doesn't like trail mix with M&M's in it? MSM was all over it. I guess the fact that Reggie was ball's deep in Obama's ass every other day for the past several years didn't seem too newsworthy for the editor.
Make it happen Seal team Six, on it.
Oh...........
Seal team eleven, deploy lighting systems now.
-- A Anon POTUS
Dow futures up 100 LOL
The writer of this article seems to take the USA at its word, thinking that America wants peace. But that is naive, and betrays a profound misunderstanding of the American government. That government thrives on chaos, and would like Saudi Arabia and Iran to start a war--just like the American-fostered war between Iraq and Iran. Such a war would: 1. create chaos, which is what the empire of chaos wants. 2. Weaken both Iran and S. Arabia, thus serving the interests of America's masters (Israel). 3. Provide tremendous profits for weapon manufacturers and bankers--who are more powerful than all three branches of the American government combined. 4. Give the USA an excuse to break off relations with Iran--which is what the bankers controlling America's policies want. 5. Create the possibility of regime changes and perhaps fragmentation of both S. Arabia and Iran. 6. Weaken Iran's critically-important involvement in the Syrian crisis.
America, almost certainly, is encouaging the Saudi fascists to excalate tensions and not--as the writer naively assumes--to decelerate them.