How are Saudis viewing the US-Iran war? Our polling suggests Gulf kingdom is split on key issues

By Robert Kubinec, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
Alexis Montambault-Trudelle, Postdoctoral Fellow in International Studies, Université Laval

Since the beginning of the Iran war, Saudi Arabia has been grappling with how best to respond to the expansion of Middle East conflict.

Having issued condemnations of Tehran’s strikes on the kingdom – and other Gulf states – in response to the initial U.S. and Israeli action in late February, Saudi Arabia has since reportedly initiated more direct action. Indeed, in May, speculation mounted that the kingdom had…

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