5 Iranian Weapons of War Saudi Arabia Should Fear

[Sally]

I hope things can settle down before these people are at each other's throats.

5 Iranian Weapons of War Saudi Arabia Should Fear

Dave Majumdar
January 4, 2016





With tensions ratcheting up between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the potential for conflict is growing.

While Iranian forces are no match technologically for Riyadh’s lavishly equipped military, Tehran can use what equipment and troops it does have in clever ways to offset that advantage. But sanctions have done serious damage to Iranian forces, so Tehran would have to rely on asymmetric means to take on Saudi Arabia until new hardware like the Russian S-300 missile defense system becomes available.


Here are just a few of the weapons to which Tehran might turn in a war.



Quds Force

While not a weapon per se, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) elite Quds Force is probably the single most effective tool that Tehran could use against the Saudis. Numbering about 15,000 troops, this shadowy special operations force made life miserable for U.S. forces occupying Iraq during Washington’s long stay in that country.

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5 Iranian Weapons of War Saudi Arabia Should Fear

 

[Bleipriester]

5 Saudi weapons the world should fear:

1. ISIS
2. Jaish al-Jihad
3. Jabhat al-Nusra
4. Islamic Front
5. Free Syrian Army

 

[Roudy]

Let the games begin.