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Iran: the illusion of imaginary enemy
Published in Alriyadh on 11 - 04 - 2011

We had never disagreed or conflicted with Iran because the diplomatic common area was containing solutions for all disagreements. We dealt with Shah and Khomeini with transparency and honesty. Both Rafsanjani and Khatami agreed upon many mutual interests between KSA and Iran, yet the conflicts of ideologies and politics were solved logically without escalation when we were allied against the defamation attacks against Islam after September 11th which was used by foreign powers who never differentiate between us.
The current regime adopts the principle of escalation: first in Lebanon by Hezbollah and then in Yemen by supporting Houthis as if they are the guardians of all Shiites in the Arab World (Al Hakim Bi Amroh) while they are Arab citizens as others believing in some ideology, policies or cultures that may help them to solve the problems in their countries. However, the blurred image of the Iranian regime is different because they are always clashing with others considering that it can play a role bigger than its political and military qualifications. This turned against Iranian people as they are treated as spies in all countries or accused by creating chaos. This concept appears with the New World Order. Enhancing the picture of Iran will not happen with illusionary heroism or excuses that contradict with the globalization or mutual interests.
Iran needs the Arab Gulf more than they do. The transformation of political attitudes to arrogance or creating problems with independent countries is denied. Countries which are more powerful than Iran cannot dictate orders because they collide with this unexpected fact. The surrounding countries of Arab countries as well as Asian ones attempted hardly to determine their attitudes when dealing with Iran as they consider other countries trying to approach it out of fear, but they were wrong because each country has his power and defense. We attempted to avoid the doubts and uncertainty of Iranian politicians but we are shocked by the concepts which differ from other countries in international relations. We thought that the Islamic world is easier to be gathered regardless ideologies, identities or history but the common areas are agreed upon and the illusionary concepts are the problems.
Repeatedly we mentioned that we are not fighting with Iran, but the accusation that all Gulf Countries are American spies against Iran are mere illusions in the head of the doubting side. America exists in all Europe and Asian countries with military bases and power, nevertheless all treat America allies without prejudices. Iran must comprehend the world changes in order to avoid crises because of enmities illusions.


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