If I were asked to name the greatest challenge currently facing Saudi Arabia, I would not say it is Iran, nor the disturbing events taking place in the Middle East and not even the pervasive threat of terrorism. The real challenge facing our country is dealing with Saudi youth. We are not paying sufficient attention to the needs of our young people and are holding them back from achieving success in their careers and in their personal lives.
Certainly, most Saudis view Iran as a serious threat to the nation and to the entire region. Iran has always sought to spread its influence, both before the 1979 revolution with the Shah pursuing his own nationalistic agenda and, after his overthrow, Ayatollah Khomeini preaching Shiism to remold the Persian culture in the name of this branch of Islam.
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