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Will Saudi Arabia be dragged further into the war in Iran?

play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upplay videoplay videoVideo Duration 27 minutes 42 seconds play-arrow27:42Inside StoryWill Saudi Arabia be dragged further into the war in Iran?Anger in Iraq after US-Saudi strikes on paramilitary group with ties to Tehran.

The war in Iran has taken a significant turn even as the memorandum of understanding to stop the fighting is supposed to be in progress.

Saudi Arabia, in coordination with the US, has carried out strikes inside Iraq against armed groups with ties to Iran.

Riyadh accused the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) of attacking its oil facilities.

And one of its factions has given the Iraqi government a week to respond to the Saudi attacks.

Ahmed Rushdi – President of the House of Iraqi Expertise Foundation, a policy think tank and research organisation

Ahmed al-Maimouni – Head of research at the Rasanah International Institute of Iranian Studies

Muhanad Seloom – Assistant professor in critical security studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

Read original at Al Jazeera English

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