An Iranian missile fired from Yemen was on a course to hit the Saudi Royal Palace today in Riyadh. Fortunately, the missile was shot down by Saudi forces at the last minute. There was a meeting of senior Saudi leadership underway at the palace when the missile approached.
This is a terrible story. Just imagine what the Saudi response would have been had the missile hit its intended target and killed some of the Saudi leadership. There would have been a war between the Saudis and the Iranians. That would almost certainly have involved the USA and our forces in the region.
One thing that the Middle East does not need is another war. ISIS has been basically destroyed; only the mopping up actions are left. A sudden conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia would set back the cause of peace by decades.
There ought to be a serious response from the USA and other world powers to sanction the Iranians. They cannot be allowed to take actions like this with no consequences.
This is a terrible story. Just imagine what the Saudi response would have been had the missile hit its intended target and killed some of the Saudi leadership. There would have been a war between the Saudis and the Iranians. That would almost certainly have involved the USA and our forces in the region.
One thing that the Middle East does not need is another war. ISIS has been basically destroyed; only the mopping up actions are left. A sudden conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia would set back the cause of peace by decades.
There ought to be a serious response from the USA and other world powers to sanction the Iranians. They cannot be allowed to take actions like this with no consequences.
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