The reasons for the ongoing conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the crisis of Bahrain
Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly
Keywords: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, West Asia, Threat Balance,
Abstract :
The reasons for the ongoing conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the crisis of Bahrain Abstract Bahrain is one of the countries affected by the unfavorable conditions of the interior in various political, economic and social dimensions, as well as under the pressure of the customary changes to the Islamic awakening (the Arab Spring) in the West Asian region. Nevertheless, Iran and Saudi Arabia have taken active and controversial approaches to this crisis with regard to their different goals, interests and considerations regarding the developments in Bahrain. Saudi Arabia, with its special desires and abilities, has taken all its political and military efforts to maintain the ruling system in Bahrain, in order to prevent the immediate consequences of the Islamic awakening in overthrowing the conservative rulers of the Gulf region. Therefore, the main question of the article is as follows: What are the reasons for the intensification and persistence of Iran-Saudi opposition after the Arab Spring in Bahrain? Our temporary hypothesis also states that, given the influence of Iran in the Shiites of Bahrain and the jeopardizing Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, the Saudi state wants to strengthen its relations with the family of Al-Khalifa even in spite of Suppression of Bahrain's civil disobedience. after dividing the threatening variables of Saudi leadership from Iran, to explain the conflict The two countries will be dealt with in Bahrain. Keywords: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Threat balance, West Asia
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