The neocons thought they would get an Iran war long before 2025. Instead they got Beijing brokering peace between Tehran and Riyadh, and an increasingly unstable Tel Aviv.
The Iran-Saudi talks have been overstated in American media. All they really are is the reopening of diplomatic communications between Iran and the KSA (aka a return to the 2014-15 time period) [0][1]. In essence, it's Saudi admitting they lost the War in Yemen [4] (which btw was projected to occur around now years ago) [5]
The core Saudi-Iran national security concerns continue to persist with continued conflicts between both countries partners inside Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. [0][1]
The moment Iran gets the bomb, Saudi and the UAE would readily enter a hot war with Iran. This is a big reason the KSA and UAE are pushing forward defense pacts with Israel [2][3]
The core Saudi-Iran national security concerns continue to persist with continued conflicts between both countries partners inside Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. [0][1]
The moment Iran gets the bomb, Saudi and the UAE would readily enter a hot war with Iran. This is a big reason the KSA and UAE are pushing forward defense pacts with Israel [2][3]
[0] https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/china-middle-east-d...
[1] https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/china-saudi-iran-de...
[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-17/israel-st...
[3] https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/21/saudi-mbs-biden-israel-...
[4] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-led-coalitio...
[5] https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/04/18/...