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Saudi Arabia has experienced instability throughout its history. For example, in 1964 King Saud was forced to abdicate in a palace coup, and in 1979 the Grand Mosque was seized by extremists. The monarchy made concessions to more conservative elements, but the economy began to stagnate in the 1980s and 1990s, and radicalism continued to grow.
Compared to Imperial Iran, there are more indications of instability. Could Saudi Arabia have experienced a major disturbance of some kind between the 1960s and 1990s, such as a revolution or civil war? What might the Western and foreign response have been, especially if it occurred with a surviving Imperial Iran? Might the 1980s have seen a Iraq-Saudi War?