Saudi Arabia is Setting a Trap for Moscow Yet Againhttp://journal-neo.org/2016/07/29/saudi-arabia-is-setting-a-trap-for-moscow-yet-again/

Apparently, Washington has decided to crush Russia along with Iran and Syria, without waiting for the arrival of Hillary Clinton as a newly elected head of state. It looks like behind the scenes, rulers of America are afraid of the possible victory of Donald Trump during the upcoming election. Therefore, they are in a rush to achieve their primary strategic goal – to bring down Vladimir Putin and induce regime change in Russia at any cost. In a bid to achieve this goal they are relying on two strategies – the dropping of oil prices and the undermining of Russia’s and Iran’s positions in Syria. The recent scandal with the Olympics, brilliantly organized by Washington, London, Paris and Berlin, has struck a painful blow to Moscow’s reputation. A possible defeat in Syria could be even more painful, especially if it is accompanied by continuously decreasing oil prices, which would undermine Russia’s economy. These days, America has no time to spare, and it’s not only presidential elections that forces Western think tanks to work around the clock. Washington is fairly concerned with the situation in Turkey. Ankara apparently decided to turn to Russia. There has also been a constant string of terrorist attacks in Europe. In this respect the recent attacks in Germany sound particularly troublesome for Washington, since this European power has remained for years, a stronghold of European security. For sure, Washington is turning yet again to Saudi Arabia, without which Washington has no chances to push Russia out of global oil markets.

Apparently, nobody paid attention to the fact that almost immediately after Mohammad bin Salman Al’s visit to the US in mid-June, Washington released the 9/11 report in spite of all the promises and agreements. This is the very report that states that members of the Saudi royal family were involved in the preparations of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. But why would they do something like this if the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia has promised Washington full assistance in all the possible areas, including military and security cooperation?

This development was followed by an equally strange statement made by the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister on July 22. Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir announced that Saudi Arabia is prepared to assist Russia in becoming a great power in the Middle East, which would enjoy the same influence that the Soviet Union used to. A Saudi top diplomat said that he’s convinced that it would be reasonable for Russia to enjoy close ties with Saudi Arabia, instead of assisting Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, since Russia may gain access to the markets of the GCC member states and obtain serious investments.

There’s no doubt that the recent failed coup attempt in Turkey has clearly influenced Riyadh’s stance on the Syrian crisis in light of the possible rapprochement between Moscow and Ankara. Should the attempts of Tehran and Ankara to establish close communication channels succeed, all power in the region will be in the hands of Russia, Turkey and Iran,