Commentators in the Gulf claim that the Iranian leadership is acting foolishly, adopting a "scorched earth" policy towards its neighbors in order to destroy them with their inhabitants. According to them, this is strategic blindness and a free service to Iran's enemies.
Since the rise of the Ruhollah Khomeini regime to power following the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, have tried to formulate patterns of coexistence with Tehran. However, time and again, these attempts have been met with hostile responses from the Iranian leadership.
Iran, the leader of the Shiite axis, is not accepting the existence of the moderate Sunni axis countries led by Saudi Arabia.
Even after the reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia two years ago and the renewal of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Tehran has not changed its basic approach. The ayatollah regime has transformed itself into an existential threat not only to Israel, but also to its immediate surroundings in the Gulf states.
