Saudi bloc splinters over hard line on Iran
Riyadh summit may have fueled sectarian animosities; Hamas resets its ties with Iran and Russia.
What’s left of the Saudi bloc?
Bruce Riedel explains that the “Saudi-orchestrated bloc of Sunni Muslim states celebrated at US President Donald Trump's visit to Riyadh is splintering less than two weeks after the summit. There is growing unease with the summit's intense animosity toward Iran and increasing concerns that the Saudis are inflaming the sectarian divide between Sunnis and Shiites. Trump's domestic troubles are also raising doubts over whether Washington is reliable.”
