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Even an attack on Mecca isn't enough to unite the Middle East against Iran, analyst tells 'Post'

The attack on Mecca has demonstrated that ‘this is not a religious war,’ even if Iran has attempted to portray it as such, Bahraini political analyst Dr. Ahmed Alkhuzaie said.

Muslims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2026.
US President Donald Trump, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Elon Musk pose with others for a family picture during the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, November 19, 2025.

The US-Saudi nuclear deal: Don’t settle, renegotiate - opinion

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at the Bestepe Presidential Compound during a formal welcome for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Has Israel been sidelined as the new regional order is being written? - opinion

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Saudi Arabia launched secret attacks on Iran during Operation Epic Fury


Saudi crown prince: ‘If Tehran develops nukes, so will we’

The prince confirmed Netanyahu’s warning in the U.S. that Iran deal leads to arms race.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a military parade

Saudi crown prince says will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does

The government approved a national policy for its atomic energy program on Tuesday.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a military parade

US firms push Washington to restart nuclear pact talks with Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has welcomed the lobbying, they said, though it is likely to worry regional rival Iran at a time when tensions are already high in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump pictured dancing with swords at a reception ceremony held in his honor in Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2017.

Skeptical of the Saudis

The Saudis have an old trick...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman attends a signing ceremony between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (not pictured) at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies push for unity against Iran, Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia and other Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss confronting Iran and its Lebanese Shi'ite ally Hezbollah.

Members of the High Elections Committee attend a news conference in Cairo, Egypt.

Report: Saudi document lays out plans for peace with Israel

Foreign Ministry paper allegedly offers peace with the Jewish state in exchange for US pressure on Iran.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman enter the State Dining Room of the White House

Our World: Pining for fig leaves

But now, they argue, under the leadership of King Salman and his son, 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudis are going too far.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud poses for a photo with National Guard Minister Khaled bin Ayyaf and Economy Minister Mohammed al-Tuwaijri during a swearing-in ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 6, 2017.

An outspoken critic: Riyadh’s ‘anti-Hezbollah minister’

Thamer al-Sabhan personifies Saudi Arabia’s fight against the ‘terrorist militia.’

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's Arab Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan in Beirut, Lebanon February 6, 2017.

Saudi Crown Prince: Iran supply of rockets is military aggression

The supply of rockets to the Iran-allied rebel Houthi movement could "constitute an act of war against the Kingdom."

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a military parade

Salman’s state visit to Moscow: Has America been caught napping again?

In the words of an Egyptian commentator, when the (American) eagle flies away, the (Russian) bear lumbers in.

SAUDI KING SALMAN and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony at the Kremlin on October 5.