Saudi Arabia and Iran Cut Ties

As you know by now, Saudi Arabia is made up of mostly Sunni Muslims and Iran is made up of mostly Shi'ite Muslims.  They really don't trust each other and have butchered millions of each other over the past 1400 years while both sides believe they are pleasing Allah.  I think they both scream "Allah Akbar!" as they cut each other's heads off.

So yesterday the news came out that Saudi Arabia had executed a Shi'ite cleric.  Was he pushing for the overthrow of The House of Saud?  Yep!  Did he deserve the death penalty?  Probably.  Is Iran so angry that they had a mob attack the Saudi embassy in Iran?  Yep.  Is a huge regional conflict about ready to pop in the Middle East?  Yep.

China said Monday it was  concerned about the prospect of an intensification of conflict in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with rival regional power Iran.

Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken opponent of the ruling Al Saudi family. 

Tension between revolutionary, mainly Shi'ite Iran and Saudi Arabia's conservative Sunni monarchy has run high for years as they backed opposing forces in conflicts across the Middle East.

"Like the international community, China is highly concerned about the developments and expresses concern that the relevant event may intensify conflict in the region," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing, referring to the escalation in tension.

The safety and dignity of diplomatic personnel should be guaranteed, Hua said.

"We hope the relevant parties can maintain calm and restraint, properly resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability," she said.

Here:  http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/China-fears-regional-conflict-as-Saudi-Arabia-cuts-ties-with-Iran-439322

It certainly seems like those of us living in America are sitting in a period of time known as THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.