King of Saudi Arabia celebrates the news and congratulates himself on his ability to keep his greatest enemy in check through a very sophisticated application of the Indirect Approach; leveraging America's addiction to his oil and their equally mind befuddling degree of support for Israel to continue to manipulate such overt action against Iran without having to get his hands dirty.
Most Americans and Israelis remain oblivious to the subtle manipulations of the Saudis to keep the heat burning between the US and Iran; Similarly the Iranian populace also focuses their anger on the US and Israel as well.
Big winners:
The current government of Iran, as they regain lost ground with their populace; and support of Muslim populaces in general
The Government of Saudi Arabia, as their perception as the "good Arabs" is enhnaced in the West, and their greatest local threat is atritted.
Bin Laden, as his rhetoric receives validation, helping him to gain inroads with frustrated Shia Muslims as well as his primary Sunni audiance.
Normalization between Iran and US is delayed another 10 years; Hezbollah attacks against Israel increase; and Iran ramps up efforts to attain a nuclear capability to prevent this from happening again.
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