Iran and Saudi Arabia are both Islamist states, the latter both Islamist and the major US ally among the Muslim states of the region. Israel's hard power is also in decline, they could not defeat Hezbollah in 2006, after all, despite having the metaphorical sledgehammer against the gnat.
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Date: 10/11/10 15:41 (UTC)