KSA has proved to be more
adept at playing the international geo-strategic chess game then Iran has. However I think it would require a bold move by KSA which I can't see happening until US dumps KSA - which it will when the oil factor runs out.
KSA and Iran have a weapon which is almost as lethal as nuclear weapons but has even more influence - oil. If KSA swung over to China 100% tomorrow Trump would turn into a crying b*tch to get back KSA. Iran could easily use it's energy reserves to pull China in and purchase Bejing to the point where China would stand by Iran because of economic self interest but as you can see Mullahs in Tehran enjoy isolatin themselves from everybody. Annoy USA. Annoy Israel. Annoy Pakistan. Annoy India. Annoy Russia. Annoy China. Then end up having nobody in hand but just passing acquintenances.
Result despite have massive oil reserves as leverage they end up having less influence then even Bangladesh. It's crazy.
No. I will give you
$350,000,000,000 reasons for that.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/20/us-...nearly-110-billion-as-trump-begins-visit.html
*By the way that is worth seven, yes 7 CPECS worth of money that is going to roll straight into the American economy.