so, it's easy to put this together. the saudis are freaking out and sent their lobbyists to washington to try and take control of the situation. that saudi lobby is powerful. blah blah blah.

...but the bottom line is that the iranians have successfully squirmed out of this and the saudis are going to have to learn to deal with it.

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/11/13/john_kerrys_iran_briefing_succeeds_in_solidifying_gop_against_him