Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia Of Bombing Its Embassy In Yemen

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Last weekend, an already chaotic geopolitical landscape was complicated immeasurably when Saudi Arabia moved to execute prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

The Sheikh was a leading voice among Saudi Arabia’s dissident Shiite minority and it was his role in a series of anti-government protests that ultimately sealed his fate. “In any place he rules—Bahrain, here, in Yemen, in Egypt, or in any place—the unjust ruler is hated,” Nimr once said of the Sunni monarchies. “Whoever defends the oppressor is his partner with him in oppression, and whoever is with the oppressed shares with him his reward from God. We don’t accept al-Saud as rulers. We don’t accept them and want to remove them.

The Saudis branded Nimr a “terrorist” and insist that he was no different from the 43 Sunnis who were executed last Saturday.

The Shiite world isn’t buying it - not for a second.

In fact, it seems likely that Riyadh knew good and well that killing the Sheikh would precipitate a firestorm. Even John Kerry warned the Saudis against executing the popular Shiite figure. In light of that, it seems just as likely as not that Riyadh wanted to create an excuse to sever ties with the Iranians and escalate the regional proxy wars playing out in Yemen, Syria, and Iraq.

In short: Saudi Arabia is losing. The Russian intervention in Syria has turned the tide against the Sunni extremist elements battling the SAA, what was supposed to be a quick victory in Yemen has devolved into a protracted stalemate, and Iraq has become an Iranian colony. The so-called “Shiite crescent” is waxing and the Saudis appeared powerless to stop it.

So they created a crisis. They engineered sectarian strife and then blamed Tehran for good measure.

From the time protesters took to the streets in Bahrain last Saturday we’ve been asking how long it would be before the “diplomatic” spat became part and parcel of the multiple regional proxy wars unfolding across the Mid-East.

On Thursday, we got the answer. Tehran now says Saudi Arabia has bombed the Iranian embassy in Sana’a.

  • IRAN SAYS YEMEN EMBASSY HIT IN SAUDI AIRSTRIKE

"Tehran holds Saudi Arabia responsible for the damage caused to its embassy in Yemen," Bloomberg reports, adding that "an unspecified number of embassy guards were wounded."

Tehran says the missile attack represents a violation of international law.

Iran insists the bombing was "deliberate," and claims several staff members were wounded. As BBC notes, the Saudi-led coalition contends that "the air strikes had targeted rebel missile launchers, and that the rebels had used abandoned embassies for operations." Here's Reuters:

Dozens of air strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday, in what residents described as the heaviest aerial attacks there in nine months of war, days after a Saudi-led coalition trying to restore a Saudi-backed government ended a fragile ceasefire.

 

The strikes pounded the presidential palace and a mountain military base to the south of the city, causing children and teachers in several schools to flee for their lives.

  

"My classmate and I were at recess when a huge explosion hit the neighborhood. We ran to the side and she fell to the ground in fear," said Maha, a tenth grader in a Sanaa school. "Everybody was screaming and the administration got us together and called our parents to take us out - all the students were in a panic." There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Will this be just the excuse Iran needs to take the "proxy" out of Yemen's proxy war? After all, there have long been reports of IRGC generals fighting alongside the Houthis and it wouldn't exactly be out of character for the Quds to intervene in an effort to tip the scales. Perhaps more importantly, how long will it be before Iranian assets are damaged by Saudi strikes elsewhere? Like say, near Aleppo. Or in Iraq.

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Thu, 01/07/2016 - 07:56 | 7010017 Gregory Poonsores
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I don't even doubt this and most of those princes won't get away either. The way they're behaving proves they're too stupidly arrogant to realise how close they are to the end.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 07:39 | 7009942 Brazen Heist
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The Saudi Ass-Kisser-In-Chief won't do a thing.

Isn't it a sicko world where the love of petrodollars trumps basic decency. If the West had any decency it would not kiss Saudi ass all the time. Those camel herders need to be taught a good lesson. But instead we see the Anglo-American powers kissing Saudi ass because their defense and financial corporations are making big bucks from those Wahhabi rats.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 07:57 | 7010023 buzzsaw99
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not just owebomba. every usa president is the Saudi Ass-Kisser-In-Chief. it's in the job description.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 07:47 | 7009978 Last of the Mid...
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Life is a bitch when you can't buy your proxy wars because of declining petro dollars. Horror, they might have to fight themselves.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 07:50 | 7009997 I AM SULLY
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Obama's got a "pen and a phone" ...

Can't he just shove the pen in KSA's eye and beat Iran to death with the phone?

(he won that Nobel Peace Prize thingy)

(sigh)

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 07:57 | 7010022 kralizec
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I think at the moment the pen is up his ass and Reggie is using his phone to snap off selfies...

Maybe later...

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 10:51 | 7011034 BarkingCat
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It is more likely that the phone is up his ass. He would no even feel the pen

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 10:51 | 7011036 BarkingCat
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It is more likely that the phone is up his ass. He would no even feel the pen

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 07:59 | 7010033 GreatUncle
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I wonder if Putin would donate Iran an S-400 it would sure level up the odds?

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 09:14 | 7010395 JohninMK
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Not one of those but a S-300 would do nicely. Russia has for a few months been pulling S-300 out of their front line SAM system, replacing them with the S-400 (ignore any reports of S-500, they are not ready yet). These are probably the units that are being delivered to Iran, after suitable code 'updates'. They way things are atm Iran might get all their order delivered quite quickly.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 08:08 | 7010078 Iam Yue2
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It is quite clear that Saudi will do anything to drag Iran into a war, following on from the Nuke deal.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 08:15 | 7010116 J Mahoney
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Having the Saudi's support the petrodollar must be more important than even I imagine. Being in bed with them is worse than 69 year old Hillary. I hope some day soon we wake up out of this nightmare and take a cold shower.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 13:35 | 7012268 AriusArmenian
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It might just be a radioactive shower.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 08:17 | 7010124 Son of Captain Nemo
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Me thinks the "Bear" is winning the breath holding contest with the camel jockey and here is but one more burden of proof!

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 08:25 | 7010165 roadhazard
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I love rahgead on raghead violence.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 08:37 | 7010224 Son of Captain Nemo
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I love rahgead on raghead violence.

Especially when they are trained, owned and operated by a Zionist!

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 09:05 | 7010343 roadhazard
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All the better to kill each other. I love how you think they never have a mind of there own.  Typical

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 09:40 | 7010535 IridiumRebel
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So you enjoy people killing each other.
That speaks volumes of your integrity.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 09:40 | 7010539 Son of Captain Nemo
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I love how you think they never have a mind of there own.

Because Zionists don't allow them to have mind(s) of there own!.. The history of that is replete with those that get the bright idea to wander off the "reservation".

Fixed it!!!

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 10:52 | 7011041 smacker
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Except that Iranians are not Arabs and therefore not ragheads.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 08:29 | 7010194 SoDamnMad
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Thanks Cameron for pushing the buttons for the Saudi's to get that UN Humanitarian position.  Sure makes sense to me for the champion of humanity and all that royal bullshit to push for such a noble nation as the KSA.  I am sure it was just to kiss ass for lots of British MIC contracts.  And I hope lots of Colombian mercentaries go home in body bags Si

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 09:12 | 7010384 Monetas
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None of you princes of smart .... gonna blame my Jooooos .... WTF ?

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 09:53 | 7010637 Gohigher
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Trader1:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a fine example of a phenomenon all too familiar to students of history: a crumbling, clueless despotism which never got the memo warning that it couldn’t get away any longer with acting like a major power.

It seems so strange that this quote has interchangeable Governing players? All over the world ..... Things are gettin' damn Orwellian.

KSA = USSA

USSA = USSR

USA = Russian Federation

US Democracy = brutal Deep State

 

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 10:23 | 7010848 PrimalScream
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Well .. that ought to turn the Quds force loose against Saudi targets in the Middle East.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 10:57 | 7011057 BarkingCat
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The Persians had a very feared military unit called the Immortals. 

They did not fare very well when they faced the Greeks. 

I have to wonder about this elite force as well.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 10:51 | 7011032 smacker
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"Will this be just the excuse Iran needs to take the "proxy" out of Yemen's proxy war? [...] Perhaps more importantly, how long will it be before Iranian assets are damaged by Saudi strikes elsewhere? Like say, near Aleppo. Or in Iraq."

I should have thought that all Iran needs in Yemen and Aleppo/Iraq is a few batteries of S-300 missiles to bring down a fleet of Saudi fighter planes. They could even misguide a few missiles from Yemen and hit something significant in Saudi.

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 10:57 | 7011058 o r c k
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Mideast becomes Madeast

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 11:59 | 7011507 surf@jm
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My my .....so many explosions from Western democracy manufactured bombs and materials.....

"An agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program could create a bonanza for U.S. defense contractors who already are benefiting as the Obama administration tries to assuage Israeli and Gulf Arab concerns by cutting deals for more than $6 billion in military hardware."

 "A nuclear agreement is likely to prompt Mideast partners to seek improved defense systems from American contractors such as Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. as well as weapons-makers in France and elsewhere."

God Bless America........

 

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 00:28 | 7015597 onmail1
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<-- CabalA$$LickerLiarAddictObamma to Saudi King :

"Ok you are going fine,

create conditions to start war with Iran,

then invade Iran & grab all its oil fields ,

our CIA guys will help you covertly in every manner, 

we have ensured that they dont have any nuclear weapons

so the time is right

kill all shias and their leaders

especially their Khameini just like Nimr

who speaks too much against America

occupy Iran

you will get lots of oil business

to last for many decades

& after you ocuppy Iran

I will permit you to raise the prices 

of oil & gas, not before".

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