{"id":3459,"date":"2026-02-01T10:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:19:30","slug":"why-does-saudi-arabia-naturally-adopt-dual-positions-in-u-s-iran-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/why-does-saudi-arabia-naturally-adopt-dual-positions-in-u-s-iran-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does Saudi Arabia naturally adopt dual positions in U.S.\u2013Iran tensions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The collapse of Iran would be dangerous for Saudi Arabia. Yet Riyadh has concluded that a limited war between the United States and Iran would neither lead to Iran\u2019s collapse nor serve the interests of either side, and would merely drive up costs. This kind of analysis has highlighted Saudi Arabia\u2019s dual positions toward escalating tensions.<\/p>\n

Tehran – IranView24<\/strong><\/p>\n

Setting aside additional considerations, two key points stand out:<\/p>\n

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  1. Regional balance of power: The halt of the U.S. war against Iran would enhance Iran\u2019s deterrence. As Iran strengthens its deterrent capabilities, Saudi Arabia\u2019s role in shaping regional security diminishes, increasing its reliance on the United States.<\/li>\n
  2. Political competition and domestic legitimacy: The increase of Iranian deterrence vis-\u00e0-vis Israel and the United States would expand Iran\u2019s regional influence, constraining Riyadh\u2019s influence, and intensifying domestic and regional public pressure on Saudi Arabia.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Given these constraints and consequences, it is in Saudi Arabia\u2019s interest to both maintain close ties with the U.S., and avoide escalating tensions with Iran, and to underscore its role in preventing war so that it avert heavier costs for itself in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The collapse of Iran would be dangerous for Saudi Arabia. Yet Riyadh has concluded that a limited war between the United States and Iran would neither lead to Iran\u2019s collapse nor serve the interests of either side, and would merely drive up costs. This kind of analysis has highlighted Saudi Arabia\u2019s dual positions toward escalating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,71,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis-and-notes","category-important-news","category-note"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3462,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459\/revisions\/3462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}