The US President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia has many clear goals, especially about the strategic issues, particularly those related to Syria and Iran. In fact, Obama intended to reassure Al Saud that the US did not conclude an agreement allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon. But the paradox here is that the US didn’t consult its regional allies when it signed this agreement with Iran.
The hostility of the Saudi Arabia towards Iran in the interest of the US is known clearly throughout history. Thus, the US-Iranian nuclear agreement file angered Saudi Arabia which used to buy all kinds of weapons from the US in the pretext of defending the Kingdom of Al Saud against its enemy Iran.
With regard to the crisis in Syria , the US had disappointed its allies in the region, especially Al Saud and Qatar when it threatened with aggression against Syria and then retreated of its decision for the sake of the issue of the Syrian chemical weapons.
This agreement also angered Al Saud Kingdom and the other ewes in the region. Hence, anyone can notice that Obama ‘s statements during his visit to Saudi Arabia are considered but assurances for keeping the power of Al Saud Kingdom.
Undoubtedly, the most important objective of Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia is to create the conditions for an expected agreement about the Palestinian cause and give orders to Al Saud and its other allies. By that the US intends to take the appropriate measures to put pressures on the Palestinians in versus of the direct support to Netanyahu government.
Actually, supporting terrorism in Syria was the most important subject that prevailed during the discussions between Obama and the King Abdallah . Indeed, supporting terrorism in the region as a whole is the only way for achieving the strategic goals of the US and its main ally, the Zionist Entity . But what is going on in the field is, with no doubt, in the interest of the Syrian government.
Ahmad Orabi Ba’aj
E&T: M.Wassouf