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Amir Handjani is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a security fellow with the Truman National Security Project. On Twitter: @ahandjani

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Policies driven by a narrow-minded focus on Iran have left Saudi Arabia with self-inflicted wounds, but it is not too late for a course correction.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 19:  Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (2nd L) takes his seat to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and his delegation on April 19, 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images)

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