DTN News - POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE CONFLICT NEWS: Iran To Punish Saudi Arabia Brutally....NSI News Source Info # 1754

DTN News - POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE CONFLICT NEWS: Iran To Punish Saudi Arabia Brutally....NSI News Source Info # 1754

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Sergei Balmasov Pravda.Ru

(NSI News Source Info) TEHRAN, Iran - March 29, 2011: To suppress the revolution in Bahrain, the local king called on local troops from the neighboring Saudi Arabia. The British media that has its sources in the Bahraini royal family talked about such a possibility earlier. In particular, this was reported by the authoritative publication The Guardian.

Such a request was received by Riyadh on March 14, and he responded immediately. As stated earlier by the representatives of the ruling Saudi dynasty, they are ready to assist "the ruler and the people of the friendly country of Bahrain." Fortunately, it is allowed by the existing agreements on mutual support between the two countries, members of the Council on Cooperation in the Persian Gulf.

Yet, it is difficult to say who is considered the "people" by Saudi authorities since the anti-government rallies are attended not only by the representatives of the Shiite majority (70 percent of the population of Bahrain), but rather numerous representatives of the Left (including the Communists) from among the Sunnis.

The rallies in Bahrain have been ongoing for over a month. The Shiite majority actively opposes the oppression by the ruling Sunni minority, which includes Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who is especially zealous in insisting on foreign intervention.

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DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Bahrain Tore Down Monument At Pearl Square In Manama....NSI News Source Info # 1736

DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Bahrain Tore Down Monument At Pearl Square In Manama....NSI News Source Info # 1736

On Friday, March 18, 2011 shows Soldiers looking as mechanical diggers move in to destroy the Pearl Square monument, in Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain on Friday tore down the 300-foot (90-meter) monument at the heart of a square purged of Shiite protesters this week, erasing a symbol of an uprising that's inflaming sectarian tensions across the region. The monument six white curved beams topped with a huge cement pearl was built in Pearl Square as a tribute to the Sunni-ruled kingdom's history as a pearl-diving center. It became the backdrop to the Shiite majority's uprising after protesters set up a month-long camp at Pearl Square in the capital, Manama. (Photo - AP Photo)

DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Iranian Demonstrate In Support Of Shiite Protesters In Bahrain....NSI News Source Info # 1730

DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Iranian Demonstrate In Support Of Shiite Protesters In Bahrain....NSI News Source Info # 1730

Iranian and foreign Muslim clerics face anti-riot policemen during a protest in front of the Saudi embassy in Tehran on March 17, 2011 in support of the Shiite protesters in Bahrain and against the violent crackdown by the ruling Sunni Muslim dynasty in the capital Manama. Armed forces from fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates entered Bahrain on March 14 to help the government there deal with the protesters -- a move slammed by Shiite Iran, which already has tense relations with some of its Arab neighbours on the Gulf. (Photo -Getty Images)

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DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Iraqi Demonstrates In Solidarity With Bahraini People....NSI News Source Info # 1729

DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Iraqi Demonstrates In Solidarity With Bahraini People....NSI News Source Info # 1729

A resident holds up the Bahraini flag as he demonstrates in support of the Bahraini people in central Baghdad March 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets on Thursday in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala to rally against the arrival of troops from Sunni-power Saudi Arabia in Bahrain. (Photo - Reuters)

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DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Special Report ~ Iran And The Saudis' Countermove On Bahrain....NSI News Source Info # 1723

DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Special Report ~ Iran And The Saudis' Countermove On Bahrain....NSI News Source Info # 1723

Source: By George Friedman - Stratfor

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 14, 2011:

Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition force into Bahrain to help the government calm the unrest there. This move puts Iran in a difficult position, as Tehran had hoped to use the uprising in Bahrain to promote instability in the Persian Gulf region. Iran could refrain from acting and lose an opportunity to destabilize the region, or it could choose from several other options that do not seem particularly effective.

The Bahrain uprising consists of two parts, as all revolutions do. The first is genuine grievances by the majority Shiite population — the local issues and divisions. The second is the interests of foreign powers in Bahrain. It is not one or the other. It is both.

The Iranians clearly benefit from an uprising in Bahrain. It places the U.S. 5th Fleet’s basing in jeopardy, puts the United States in a difficult position and threatens the stability of other Persian Gulf Arab states. For the Iranians, the uprisings in North Africa and their spread to the Arabian Peninsula represent a golden opportunity for pursuing their long-standing interest (going back to the Shah and beyond) of dominating the Gulf.

The Iranians are accustomed to being able to use their covert capabilities to shape the political realities in countries. They did this effectively in Iraq and are doing it in Afghanistan. They regarded this as low risk and high reward. The Saudis, recognizing that this posed a fundamental risk to their regime and consulting with the Americans, have led a coalition force into Bahrain to halt the uprising and save the regime. Pressed by covert forces, they were forced into an overt action they were clearly reluctant to take.

We are now off the map, so to speak. The question is how the Iranians respond, and there is every reason to think that they do not know. They probably did not expect a direct military move by the Saudis, given that the Saudis prefer to act more quietly themselves. The Iranians wanted to destabilize without triggering a strong response, but they were sufficiently successful in using local issues that the Saudis felt they had no choice in the matter. It is Iran’s move.

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DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Saudi Intervention In Bahrain....NSI News Source Info # 1722

DTN News - BAHRAIN UNREST: Saudi Intervention In Bahrain....NSI News Source Info # 1722

Source: STRATFOR

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 14, 2011:

Forces from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will enter Bahrain to help the Bahraini regime quell unrest, according to a number of media reports, including by Bahrain’s Alyam newspaper, known for its close links with the ruling al-Khalifa family. The reports come one day after clashes occurred between Shiite protesters and police in the capital, Manama. Meanwhile, Bahraini state media reported that the Independent Bloc (a parliamentary bloc of the Bahraini parliament) asked Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa to enforce martial law to contain the unrest.

These reports suggest that foreign intervention in Bahrain, or at least the possibility that the Bahraini military is taking over the security reins, is imminent. Such a move would mean the regime is getting increasingly concerned with Shiite unrest, which does not appear to be subsiding despite calls for dialogue from Bahraini Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa.

Troops from the United Arab Emirates are reportedly expected to arrive March 14. Al Arabiya reported that Saudi forces have already entered Bahrain, but these claims have yet to be officially confirmed by the Bahraini regime. The only announcement thus far has come from Nabil al-Hamar, the former information minister and adviser to the royal family, who wrote on Twitter that the Arab forces arrived in Bahrain. An unnamed Saudi official also said March 14 that more than 1,000 Saudi troops from the GCC’s Peninsula Shield military force entered Bahrain late March 13, AFP reported.

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