Components of Saudi Arabia's hybrid war on the Islamic Republic: 2015-2017

The Saudi foreign policy after King Salman coming into power has been changed entirely. The important feature of foreign political orientation of Saudis since 2015 has been the activation in the region of the Middle east and the aggressive approach against the Islamic Republic. The purpose of this article is explaining the orientation of foreign policy in the first two years of King Salman's kingdom against Iran which has been researched trough this question: How was the Saudi foreign policy approach against the Islamic Republic during 2015 to 2017? The hypothesis of the article is formed in this way: Saudi foreign policy against the Islamic Republic after King Salman coming into power until the end of 2017, can be analyzed as »Hybrid war«. Diplomacy, supporting local unrest, conventional military forces, special forces, and irregular forces; are the most important components of Saudi hybrid war against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Behavioral and verbal rationality of the decision makers of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy over the past two years has prevented the transition of the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia to a full-scale war. The hypothesis of the article is processed by analytical- descriptive method.