Iran and Saudi Arabia

Iran scores 18/100 toward Saudi Arabia (aggressive rhetoric, bans), while Saudi Arabia scores 22/100 back.

Iran toward Saudi Arabia

Iran attacked Saudi tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran-aligned Houthis struck a Saudi oil refinery, and Iran used Hormuz access as leverage ('blackmail') against Saudi interests, all amid an active conflict context described as a 'war with Iran.'

Saudi Arabia toward Iran

Saudi Arabia signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan in the shadow of the Iran war, pressed Iraq to punish Iran-backed militias, and a Saudi prince publicly warned Iran's Hormuz strategy would backfire, though diplomacy talks were also reportedly progressing.

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