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The thing is, I don't see how "Gain more influence" will be achieved except through military means. The Houtis that have taken control of Yemen are good old Shiia fivers (as opposed to the twelvers in Iran) whom are pretty much an ally of Tehran. Iran has been funding them to achive just this. Now Yemen stands under Iran's sphere of influence. It's not out of the question that Iran now will do the same (or is already doing the same) with Shiites in Saudi Arabia or Bahrain. The Saudis response to this will of course be to propegate more Salafism in order to compat Shiism. Basically, a lot more people die and the region will be plunged into even more chaos.
I did read an article that said this is basically a power-play for the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Does anyone have any insight on that?
Btw, where does the Ibadi in Oman stand in all of this? I haven't read anything to indicate that they are friendly with either Riyadh or Tehran.
oman has been irans partner on the arabian peninsula.
and yes,this is basically iran telling SA that they can start shit anytime