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The metaphor of a double-edged sword has been with us for a long time – it likely comes from medieval Arabic, or possibly biblical Hebrew. The modern speakers of those ancient languages should know all about such swords, since the current war with Iran is now cutting not just sharply, but in both directions.
It is true that Gulf leaders, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, may relish the damage now being inflicted on Iran. They certainly will not bewail the demise of the Iranian Supreme Leader and his accomplices, the destruction of Iran’s capacity to threaten its neighbors, or its program to develop nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. But make no mistake: those same Gulf states are facing the tenacious wrath........