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Why 2020 Could Be a Year of Escalation With Iran
Dec 27, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
![This stylized image with elements from NASA shows the Middle East from space.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/saudi%20iran%20display%20shutterstock_113094985.jpg?itok=_hz8rrca)
This stylized image with elements from NASA shows the Middle East from space. A lull in Mideast tensions could soon be coming to an end.
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Highlights
- Dialogue between Riyadh and Tehran could help de-escalate some of the physical risks that Iran poses to Saudi Arabia.
- However, the likelihood that Iran will soon announce additional departures from compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal could inflame regional tensions.
- In the most extreme scenario, Iran's development of its nuclear program and its activities through its proxies in Iraq and elsewhere could incite a military confrontation in the year to come.
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