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The strategic importance of both Saudi Arabia and Iran has grown in the Middle East region, which is a permanent theater for the interactions of these two countries, and this is reflected in the countries of the region, which have witnessed strategic transformations and changes since the beginning of the last decade, which put them in a struggle over areas of influence, including Lebanon, and with the change in the form of Governance in Saudi Arabia With the arrival of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi foreign policy changed to an offensive policy. He began what he called “Decisive Storm” in Yemen, and intensified support for Syrian armed groups. In response to Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria, Saudi Arabia initially requested... In 2016, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries banned their citizens from visiting Lebanon, and a previous Saudi-French agreement to arm the Lebanese army was cancelled, and prompted the Gulf Cooperation Council to consider Hezbollah a “terrorist organization.” Saudi Arabia announced cutting off financial support for Lebanon, preventing its citizens from traveling there, and taking other economic and commercial measures. Some Gulf countries have taken a similar position. Despite all the positive Saudi openness in the region, it does not seem that the positive openness has withdrawn or will withdraw to Lebanon, because Saudi Arabia is asking for concessions from Lebanon, by devoting its political influence there, and ensuring that Lebanon is not a launching pad for actions that affect the Gulf states, according to the Saudi opinion, and these concessions It is not possible today, and therefore the Lebanese-Saudi relationship will remain frosty indefinitely.