Most of the reporting on the diplomatic dominos falling in the Middle East focuses on Saudi Arabia’s efforts to isolate Iran, which appear to be succeeding. As the Washington Post notes in two different articles this morning, Riyadh’s foreign-relations offensive has met with considerable success:

The Middle East slid dangerously closer to regional conflict Monday after Saudi Arabia rallied its Sunni allies to sever diplomatic ties with Iran, prompting alarmed appeals for restraint from powers across the globe.

Bahrain and Sudan joined Saudi Arabia in cutting off relations with Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, a key Iranian trading partner, recalled its ambassador from Tehran, as the fallout from the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia on Saturday heightened sectarian tensions across the Middle East.

Shortly afterward, Kuwait announced that it would also cut ties with Iran:

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