[goldstategop]

Iran-backed?

Would be a feather in the cap for Tehran if the coup succeeds.

[Rashputin]

Tehran? More likely their new BFF Israel is the one backing any coup attempt if that's what this really is. With the Saudis, you can never really rule out tribal BS flaring up over some slight or another made toward one of the factions by the royals.

With all the low hanging fruits we've heard about lately I'd be surprised if there weren't a few tribal fights.

[Jim Noble]

I hope we did not back the wrong horse.

SA has always seemed intrinsically weaker than Iran, first because Arabs are not Persians, second because the infrastructure of the Kingdom is so corrupt.

I’ve been hoping that my homeboy Donald could pull off a Korea solution AND a Middle East peace that would leave Israel intact, but if Iran comes out on top and its regime stays in place, they are nuking Israel, without a doubt.

[Patriot777]

Yes, absolutely Iran-backed, fully provided with any kind of weaponry or transport to accomplish a coup and assassinate the king and everyone in the Saudi royal family they can. Prophetic in nature I truly believe. Fear will make the royal family go into hiding— but whether this leads to Saudi Arabia’s military launching a salvo of missiles into Iran (or Yemen or even an Iranian base in Syria) is a good speculation. They’re fed-up with attacks and this may be what ‘breaks the camel’s back’.
Whatever occurs will occur very quickly and be quite punishing.