Saudi King blames ‘foreign hands’ for Arab Spring –( IRAN PERHAPS ?)

26.02.2012

The King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah has said that “unnamed hands” targeting Islam and the Arabs are behind the unrest in the Arab world. The monarch delivered a televised address on Friday. “There were hands that are known to you all behind what has happened in the Arab world, regrettably targeting Islam and the Arabs,” he said. No country was named but the news agency notes that Saudi officials have used similar terms to suggest a connection with Shiite powerhouse, Iran. Saudi Arabia has been wary of the Arab Spring uprisings that have swept the region, ousting authoritarian rulers one after another. Saudi Arabia helped the Sunni monarchy in nearby Bahrain to crack down on the Shiite-led uprising. However, the ultra-conservative Sunni kingdom has strongly backed the unrest in Syria, where the opposition is seeking the removal of President Bashar Assad, a close ally of Tehran.