Javier Blas, Columnist

Saudi Arabia and Iran Become Unlikely Bedfellows

Arab nations in the Persian Gulf are now whispering neutrality when it comes to Israel and Iran.

October 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM UTC

Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. He is coauthor of “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.”

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In the Middle East, the adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” has ruled. Thus, Saudi Arabia and its allies quietly — and at times not so quietly — tended to side with Israel against Iran.

Until now.