Saudi Arabia: dancing to Israel's tune

Al-Faisal described sanctions as a long-term solution and said the perceived threat coming from Iran is more pressing. "We see the issue in the shorter term because we are closer to the threat. We need immediate resolution rather than gradual resolution," he said. The Saudi prince did not specify any short-term resolution, but it seems that his implied option, which he did not rule out, is a military intervention in Iran.

The Saudis are also trying to convince the U.S. and Europe that Iran's nuclear program poses a threat to their security and should be hindered as soon as possible. That's why many U.S. and European officials state in their bilateral meetings with the Saudi officials that a "nuclear-armed Iran" is harmful to the security of the Persian Gulf.

"I understand the Arab world cannot allow that Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons," said Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the leader of opposition party in the German parliament and former foreign minister in a February meeting with the Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal.

The Saudi kingdom's hostility toward Iran, however, has gone beyond the pale. In the recent months that war rhetoric and economic sanctions against Tehran have been swaying in the sky, the Saudi officials have sent signals that they're ready to offset any shortfall that may happen in the crude oil market after the EU member states' foreign ministers reached an agreement to impose an oil embargo on Iran which will come into effect in early July.

According to an Associated Press report, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said on March 14 that his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply because of market volatility, an apparent reference to showdowns with Iran over its nuclear program.

At any rate, the stance which Riyadh has adopted against Tehran is absolutely in line with the anti-Iranian policies of the Israeli regime. They're dancing to Israel's tune and performing what Tel Aviv desires the most: isolating Iran, ramping up pressure against the people and creating discord between them to persuade them to rise against the government. However, what is clear is that such pressures cannot bring Iranians to their knees and will only unveil the true face of the enemies of this nation. Over the course of three decades since the victory of Islamic revolution, Iran has been constantly the target of enmity and belligerence by the global superpowers and their allies, so the recent antagonistic policies and hostilities of Saudi Arabia are nothing new or surprising.