Saudi embassy attacked in Tehran: news agency
Source: AFP
Tehran (AFP) - Angry crowds protesting at Saudi Arabia's execution of a top Shiite cleric hurled petrol bombs and stormed the kingdom's embassy in Tehran Saturday before being cleared out by police, ISNA news agency reported.
The incident came hours after the announcement of the death of 56-year-old cleric Nimr al-Nimr, who had been a key figure in anti-government protests in the kingdom's oil-rich east. The execution prompted strong condemnation from Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq.
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jonno99
(2,620 posts)underpants
(182,878 posts)For a millennia. Guess what, your hand-holding family friends opened up a country for them to do what they always wanted to do.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)The last thing the world needs is an escalated conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
JI7
(89,264 posts)Thing.
Insightful!
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)You'd be surprised how many people don't know about these differences, especially visitors to DU. Not everyone has the luxury of paying attention to everything in the news, or the ability to analyse it. I don't mind if DUers occasionally simplify issues for others.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)Schmucks.
get the red out
(13,468 posts)That they can't smell their shit.
7962
(11,841 posts)Iranians more fanatical, Saudis better equipped & trained
Bernin
(311 posts)Thanks for the laugh.
Here's a tidbit. The Saudis have lost 10 military ships to Yemen. Yemen has NO navy!
7962
(11,841 posts)If there were a ground war. I doubt that would happen. The Saudis would definitely have air superiority
Again, it would be interesting and WE wouldnt have to be in the middle of it
Let the Baptists & methodists fight it out
daleo
(21,317 posts)TPTB would wnat to support the Saudis - they have more oil.
7962
(11,841 posts)Just like we backed Iraq during their war with Iran. had that war going on for 10 yrs with nothing coming out of it but population reduction
daleo
(21,317 posts)It sounded awful, not that he went into details. He was very secular by the time I met him, he just got conscripted into a war he had no desire to fight in.
7962
(11,841 posts)Just like Russia's military today is mostly conscripts of less than 2 yrs.
Glad we did away with the draft here
we would not get involved.
But, our neocons have not found a conflict yet they don't want to participate. I think the Russians would certainly level the field for the Iranians especially in the air..
Personally, I rather we buy oil from Russia than any of these middle eastern countries.
daleo
(21,317 posts)Of which, there seems to be plenty.
North America could use these sources, while transitioning to renewables. Though they are technically higher CO2 sources than middle east oil, the decoupling from military entanglements would balance that out. A bloated military consumes a lot of oil, and produces a lot of CO2.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Mark my words.