Saudi threatens to recall envoys from Iran

In the aftermath of yesterday's surprising attack by Israel on Syrian soil, an act which any prior justification notwithstanding is a clear act of war sovereign aggression, it was only a matter of time before Syria responded, at least diplomatically at first.

Saudi Arabia said Saturday it is holding talks with Iran to repatriate Osama bin Laden's daughter to the kingdom after she took refuge in the Saudi embassy in Tehran."We consider this is a humanitarian issue," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told a news conference."We are negotiating with the Iranian government on this basis," he said.Imam bin Laden, 17, recently fled from a family compound near Tehran to the embassy in hopes of leaving Iran, where she, several siblings and one of Osama bin Laden's wives have lived under house arrest for several years.

Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests.  Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits.Ongoing Disorders in the island kingdom of Bahrain since February of 2011 have set off alarm bells in Riyadh.  The Saudis are convinced that Iran is directing the protests and fear that the problems will spill over the twenty-five kilometer long COSWAY into  oil rich Al-Qatif, where The bulk of the two million Shia in the kingdom…

Saudi Arabia fears Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, and may flood the market with its oil reserves to bankrupt Tehran

Military intervention in Bahrain by Gulf troops to help quell pro-democracy protests is "foul and doomed," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday, the IRNA news agency reported."This expedition is a very foul and doomed experience and regional nations will hold the American government responsible for this," Ahmadinejad told reporters after a cabinet meeting, IRNA reported.Armed forces from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates rolled into Bahrain on Monday at the invitation of the Sunni monarchy help Manama deal with Shiite-led protesters.

If an embargo is successful in preventing Iran from selling a significant amount of oil on the world market, what would replace it? On Friday the White House released the following statement:

Military intervention in Bahrain by Gulf troops to help quell pro-democracy protests is "foul and doomed," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday, the IRNA news agency reported."This expedition is a very foul and doomed experience and regional nations will hold the American government responsible for this," Ahmadinejad told reporters after a cabinet meeting, the official agency reported.