Saudi Arabia Isn’t Rushing to Bail Out Beirut. The Reason Is Iran
The Gulf countries are officially avoiding any involvement in Lebanon to keep pressure on the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.
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This week’s bulletin from the Saudi government congratulated the new Japanese emperor, condemned a truck bombing in Afghanistan and noted discussions with Brazil over intellectual property rights.
Conspicuous by its absence was a country where Saudi Arabia has wielded influence for decades and where protests against the political establishment have turned into the stirrings of another Middle East revolution.