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What if the rebels who seized the Grand Mosque in 1979 had won, gained control of a broadcasting outlet, and toppled the Saudi regime? What's the effect of a militant anti-western regime in Saudi Arabia throughout the 80s and 90s?

This could be beneficial for the Soviet Union. High oil prices encourage development of the Soviet energy sector and keep foreign exchange reserves relatively high while the US will get in trouble, I assume.
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