And the growing rivalry between the region’s most powerful countries — Iran and Saudi Arabia — will be what triggers it. However risky the North Korean nuclear stalemate remains, the more likely battleground once again appears to be the Middle East. In varying degrees, all are being fuelled or influenced — as a form of proxy war — by what many Middle East analysts fear is the coming showdown between Iran and Saudi Arabia. In recent days, an excellent two-part, three-hour PBS FRONTLINE documentary, titled “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia,” has been broadcast. Unlike Obama, he has placed no limits on Saudi Arabia, a position that has been evident in Yemen where Saudi Arabia is being accused of war crimes.

Source: thestar March 02, 2018 18:00 UTC