Military expert Oleg Zhdanov believes that Russia is pushing Iran to war against Saudi Arabia.

The Kremlin needs this to divert attention from the war in Ukraine.

He said this in a comment to TSN.ua. 

"A war between Iran and Saudi Arabia is possible. The fact is that Iran supports the Yemeni Houthis in order to fight against Saudi Arabia. Their main goal is to change the volume of oil production to a smaller side. Because Iran wants to sell its oil at least on the "grey " market. But, as I understand it, today Iran does not particularly want to interfere in the war. It could be the Russian Federation: on the one hand, they are asking Iran for weapons, and on the other hand, they are provoking. This is beneficial to Russia, because any war can divert attention from of our war with the Russian Federation. This is a very complex political formula. And it is beneficial for us, because then Iran may not transfer weapons to the Russian Federation, and on the other hand, Saudi Arabia has already turned to the United States for military assistance. This may turn out to be a problem for us, because then we will provide less weapons. And the Russian Federation will do everything to divert attention from Ukraine."- Oleg Zhdanov explained. 

Saudi Arabia has said that Iran wants to attack them: what is known 

Saudi Arabia has warned the US that Iran plans to attack it and Iraq in the near future to distract its population from anti-government protests.

This country has increased the level of combat readiness of its armed forces.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said reports of Iran's threat against Saudi Arabia

 were "baseless accusations."

Earlier, Iran accused Saudi Arabia, as well as the United States and Israel, of inciting protests against the authorities on its territory.

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