But Saudi Arabia both thrives off this state of affairs and feeds it. But Saudi Arabia now finds itself with a conundrum. The US responded with a lot of heat but little fire: there was no US retaliation on behalf of Saudi Arabia. Even worse, it was Iran that brought the war to Saudi Arabia with the Aramco attack. In real life, not only would Saudi troops be unwelcome in Iran, but actually the kingdom needs the current Iranian regime to survive.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2020 10:14 UTC