Published: 17 June 2025
Last updated: 17 June 2025
During an interview with the ״The Atlantic״ in 2018, the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, compared Khamenei to Hitler. This statement expressed the dramatic change in the Saudi policy towards Iran.
Over the years, the Saudi leadership saw the Islamic Republic and its ideology as the biggest threat to the region and to the kingdom in particular, but at the same time it took a conciliatory line towards the ayatollahs' regime.The recognition of Saudi Arabia's security and strategic inferiority compared to Iran, along with the royal family's consistent avoidance of being drawn into regional conflicts, has led to a restrained and cautious policy toward its neighbour. Bin Salman's words marked a clear end to the era of Saudi restraint. No more moderate and measured language, but quite the opposite: public statements against Tehran, accompanied and backed by proactive actions (for example: forming regional coalitions).
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