'Saudi-Iran row and us'

This is apropos 'Saudi-Iran row and us' carried by Business Recorder on its op-ed yesterday. Saida Fazal argued, among other things, that "the spat between the two Mid-Eastern rival states has various outsiders worried about repercussions for their own interests. The US and other Western governments do not like to see tensions to exacerbate at this point for fear the row could ruin the hard work that has gone into resolving the prolonged civil war in Syria. Hence, they have refrained from taking sides, urging restraint. Even China, an outsider to Middle Eastern politics is "highly concerned" about the developments."
That the Syrian crisis continues to escalate is a fact that has found its best expression in the 'invincibility' of the ISIS monster despite protracted bombings by the war planes of various countries, including Russia, US, France and Britain, on ISIS positions. The Syrian crisis had already worsened the bilateral relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The global powers' inability to work out a resolution of the Syrian civil war had pushed Riyadh and Tehran to the brink of a disastrous war in the Middle East. The US and other countries, particularly Russia, have aggravated the crisis. It is highly unlikely that they will play any meaningful role towards lowering Saudi-Iran tensions.