Is Texas bigger than Iran?

Iran is about 2.4 times bigger than Texas. Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, while Iran is approximately 1,648,195 sq km, making Iran 143\% larger than Texas. Meanwhile, the population of Texas is ~25.1 million people (59.8 million more people live in Iran).

Is Saudi Arabia a first world country?

Because the economic indicators used to define the first world vary by their perspective, the first world can represent an opaque concept of a country’s economic stature. For instance, despite Saudi Arabia having per capita income that is nearly equal to Portugal’s, it is often considered a second world nation.

What’s going on between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

The latest deep-freeze between the two comes as the result of Saudi Arabia executing a prominent Shiite cleric on Saturday, along with 46 other prisoners. In response, Iranians stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran, setting it on fire.

Why is Saudi Arabia buying top-of-the-line US military technology?

Putting up a deterrence against Iran is also a key reason the Saudi government bought $90 billion of top-of-the-line U.S. military technology over the last decade — those F-15s may not ever fly over Tehran but they are bombing Iranian proxies abroad.

Are the Saudis worried about US-Iran rapprochement?

But the Saudis are now worried about the idea of a U.S. rapprochement with Iran built around last year’s nuclear deal. And the U.S. has needed Riyadh less since the development of shale gas technology has caused a drop in reliance on Middle Eastern oil.

What is Iran accused of in the Middle East?

Syria is an obvious example, while in Yemen Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of supplying ballistic missiles fired at Saudi territory by the rebel Houthi movement. Iran is also accused of flexing its muscle in the strategic waterways of the Gulf, through which oil is shipped from Saudi Arabia.