Airport crime... The role of the player exploded

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Listen to the article 06:49 The horrific crime committed against passengers at Riyadh Airport does not require much research and scrutiny. Nor to submit fingerprints. The perpetrator had threatened to commit it. It is not strange to his dictionary. And his style. And its history. It is essentially an arsenal looking for a confrontation opportunity to justify its existence. To convince its operators that it is worth the money spent on it. An arsenal that has brought on multiple wars. And multiple raids. It is as if she only lives in the midst of the waters of war. She instinctively realizes that peace is her first enemy. And stability does not give it a place. لقد أُنشئت لمحاربةِ السلم والاستقرار معاً.

The crime came after the Houthi militia lost its ability to reside in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Controlling the Strait would have doubled the value of this militia to its sponsors. It hoped to provide Iran with compensation for the wide holes created by the American army in Tehran's decision to close the Strait of Hormuz. But the rush into the region on the part of the Houthis was like a booby-trapped role that exploded under its influence.

نادراً ما يحدث في تاريخ الحروب أن يكون الهدفُ مطاراً مدنياً يغصُّ بالمسافرين. Committing a crime of this magnitude most likely reflects the panic of the perpetrator. The militia hoped to impose itself by seizing Bab al-Mandab, an actor whose presence or role must be recognized. Perhaps she was hoping for some kind of gift in exchange for the reassurances she provided to the Great Satan that she would not target his ships. The wind blew in another direction. The militia may have felt panic when the legitimacy launched the “Dawn of Yemen” battle, and presented it in the form of a broader operation than reclaiming the strait and its surroundings. The battle was set as a goal: seeking to destabilize and reduce the Houthi mini-state in preparation for its overthrow.

Another factor may have worried the Houthis. It is the exposure of the militia’s role to the region and the world. The forces that were calling for caution in confronting the militia, and looking for mitigating reasons for it, realized categorically that the Houthis had deliberately missed all opportunities for settlement. Because their presence is completely linked to their regional mission drawn up in the “Iranian program” for the region.

The Houthis raised thundering slogans, including “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” Their practices made clear that these slogans were nothing but a cover for their original mission, which was to target Saudi Arabia. There is nothing strange about it; In the past decades, Saudi Arabia has formed an impenetrable barrier to the goals of the coup that took place in Yemen, and to the major coup led by Iran in the region. Saudi Arabia's political, economic, and regional weight is what prevented the entire region from falling into the grip of the great coup that succeeded in achieving breakthroughs on some maps, but failed to confiscate the Gulf's and the region's decisions.

The nature of the Saudi role contradicts what the broad coup is based on. It is a stabilizing force that adheres to the principles of international legitimacy, and calls for the settlement of disputes through negotiation. It is a power that acts with the highest levels of responsibility regarding the stability of the global economy, the flow of energy and the integrity of supply chains.

Saudi Arabia did not surrender to the perpetrators of the great coup the right to reshape the regional balance according to their interests. I opposed the program of cracking down on governments to transfer the decision to the militias. It adhered to supporting legitimacy in Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine. It responded positively to every effort made by Iraqi governments to restore state institutions and extend its authority over its entire territory. It dealt in the same way with the Lebanese state’s attempt to restore the decision of war and peace and confine arms to the legitimate authority. The importance of this role has doubled after the series of tremors that struck a number of countries after the October 7 earthquake.

It is no exaggeration to say that the region is heading towards decisive weeks. Not only because of the scheduled elections in Israel and America, but also because of the ambiguity of the current situation in Iran. It was easier to read the Iranian situation during the era of Khomeini, who was holding all the strings. It was also easier during the era of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who brilliantly managed the game of “conquests” in the region and controlled the balance between Iranian institutions.

In the third era, which is the era of Mojtaba Khamenei, reading seems more difficult. The current guide is still abstaining from appearing; Which gives the impression that war could break out at any moment, despite mediations and mediators. This situation raises an important question about who makes decisions in current Iran. Does the mentor and his office have the last word? Or is the decision the result of the meeting between the will of the Supreme Leader and the generals of the Revolutionary Guard?

Do the generals feel that Iran's massive losses from the naval blockade and economic strangulation necessitate a search for a way out, or do they see the next round of war as inevitable? Do the generals believe that the role of Pezeshkian and Araghchi is to fill the time while waiting for the confrontation? Do they believe that the “arms” should play their role in the next round if it occurs, regardless of the difficulties their countries are experiencing as a result of previous adventures?

The Iranian regime has gone far in shaking the foundations of stability in the region. It spread there and needed a nuclear umbrella to prevent a coup. At this particular point, the role of his player exploded, and American planes attacked Iranian nuclear facilities. Exaggerating enrichment was a risk fraught with dangers, just like the Houthis seizing Bab al-Mandab and committing the Riyadh Airport crime. This is what happens when the role explodes with its player.

Quoted from "Asharq Al-Awsat"