Geostrategic dimensions in Bahrain upheaval

Reportedly, the public protest in tiny Bahrain yesterday was massive. Would Saudi Arabia intervene militarily , as journalist Jackson Diehl has revealed ? Needless to say , Saudi Arabia' s intervention , if and when it happens , would result in a very powerful response from Iran which has publicly announced its official backing for the Arab Revolt. However, Iran has also been criticised by the United States for being 'hypocritical' because it suppresses its own protestors and dissidents.

Russia's not-so-romantic view on Arab Revolt