ArmInfo. Geopolitical games in which, apparently, played the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman al Saud could well lead to a war with Iran. Such an opinion was expressed by ArmInfo President of the Institute of the Middle East (Moscow) Yevgeny Satanovsky.
"The actual arrest of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri testifies to the intention of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to push Lebanon, which apparently, in his opinion, will allow later to initiate a clash of Israel with Iran." However, Tehran can react in a completely opposite way that will make the war between Iran and Saudi Arabia almost inevitable, "the Orientalist said.
On November 16, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the media that Prime Minister Saad Hariri intended to come to France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. Earlier, Hariri announced from Saudi Arabia about his resignation, motivating it with concern for his safety and life. The President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, said that in Lebanon Hariri's resignation was not accepted and explanations are awaited from him in Beirut.
According to him, the Saudi Crown Prince wants to become the king of the monarchy bypassing his uncle at any cost, and this is in conditions when almost all the population of Saudi Arabia opposes such a prospect. And to understand the logic of this, moreover, a young man, according to Satanovsky, is very difficult.
It is also difficult, according to the orientalist, to predict the possible consequences of the rather dangerous geopolitical games of the Crown Prince. At the same time, Satanovsky does not exclude any internal scenario in Saudi Arabia until the collapse of the monarchy. "One thing is certain today, if the Saudi Crown Prince decides to attack and bomb any neighboring country, he will certainly do so." Yemen's example is before our eyes, "the orientalist summed up.