Saudi rulers regard the battle between Assad and his opponents as part of the Kingdom’s existential struggle against its main adversary, Iran. Thus, Saudi Arabia has become the primary source of financing and weapons for Sunni rebel forces fighting Assad’s army, which is backed heavily by Shia Iran and its proxy, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia.
2013年以降，叙利亚成为沙特阿拉伯在该地区的主要关注点。沙特统治者将巴沙尔及其反对者之间的战争视为沙特王国与其主要对手伊朗的存亡战的一部分。因此，沙特阿拉伯成为逊尼派起义部队的主要资金和武器来源，而战争的另一方&mdash;&mdash;巴沙尔的军队则得到了什叶派伊朗及其代理人、黎巴嫩真主党军队的大力支持。