Why was saudi arabia fearful of iraq in 1990?

a. iraq moved its troops to the border that saudi arabia shared with kuwait.

b. saddam hussein had threatened to invade saudi arabia.

c. iraq had threatened to invade the united states.

d. saudi arabia was a smaller, more vulnerable country than kuwait.

A. Iraq moved its troops to the border that Saudi Arabia shared with Kuwait.  

Explanation:

The Invasion of Kuwait in 1990 has damaged Iraqi-Saudi relations. There was concern by the Iraqi Army crossing the northern border of Saudi Arabia, which they eventually did, before being repelled. The Saudis closed the embassy in Baghdad, severed diplomatic ties and closed the border with Iraq. Since then, only Iraqi religious pilgrims have been allowed to cross once a year during the Hajj pilgrimage.

Kuwait was a strong ally of Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War and served as an important port of the country. However, after the war ended, friendly relations between the two Iraq and Saudi Arabia were hampered due to various economic and diplomatic reasons, which ultimately culminated in the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Explanation:

The gulf war was the war fought between the coalition of forces from 35 nations and Iraq in response to the annexation of Kuwait any Iraqi forces due to oil pricing and production disputes. It is also known as video game war.

Iraqi army invaded and occupied Kuwait on 2 August 1990, and launched scud missiles against the coalition targets in Saudi Arabia and Israel. Most of the confrontation between the Iraqi army and the coalition forces of 32 nations was confined to the border of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.  Scud missile was the main cause of worry for Saudi Arabia, Saddam Hussein had threatened to attack oilfields in Saudi Arabia and other Arabic countries.

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