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Special Report: Iran and the Saudis' Countermove on Bahrain
Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition force into Bahrain to help the
government calm the unrest there. This move puts Iran in a difficult
position, as Tehran had hoped to use the uprising in Bahrain to promote
instability in the Persian Gulf region. Iran could refrain from acting
and lose an opportunity to destabilize the region, or it could choose
from several other options that do not seem particularly effective.
The Bahrain uprising consists of two parts, as all revolutions do. The
first is genuine grievances by the majority Shiite population — the
local issues and divisions. The second is the interests of foreign
powers in Bahrain. It is not one or the other. It is both.
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