The "neutralization" and "containment" approaches are not the only techniques the Saudi Ministry is willing to employ.

In cases where "containment" fails to produce the desired effect, the Kingdom moves on to “confrontation”. In one example is mentioned, the Foreign Minister was following a Royal Decree dated 20 January 2010 to remove Islamic Republic of Iran’s Arabic-language news network, Al-Alam TV, from the main Riyadh-based regional communications satellite operator, Arabsat. After the plan failed, Saud Al Faisal sought to "weaken its broadcast signal".

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