Tuwaijri, a former dean at King Saud University and a former Shura Council member, accused UAE leaders of being “blinded” by “hatred and jealousy” and of turning against Saudi Arabia despite decades of its support. Last week, Saudi Arabia went as far as lobbying President Donald Trump to spare the Iranian regime, Riyadh’s archrival since 1979.” “This followed Saudi Arabia’s parting ways with the United Arab Emirates over Yemen. “But this week, the [Saudi] state-owned media was inciting against the Zionist plan to partition the region and to divide the region. Saudi podcasters who specialize in luxury cars or sports are suddenly cursing Zionism and the Abraham Accords. Saudi Arabia received, for free, the goods it wanted in Tehran, and the price it demanded on the Palestinian issue rose sharply.