Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If I can summarise my interpretation of what Dr. Hashemi has been telling us, he would see Saudi Arabia as one of the more dangerous of the Islamic states in the region. Iran is suffering hugely economically, to the extent that the Republican Guard is advising the ayatollah that the finances of Iran are so treacherous that he cannot sustain the support already being extended to those forces in Syria and other regions. How does Dr. Hashemi see that scenario? If it is true, and if the economic crisis is deepening in Iran and it becomes weaker and weaker, do we in the West see that as a victory? If it were to be seen as a victory that we have made them concede, does that on the other hand strengthen the role of Saudi Arabia in the region?