Saudi Arabia selling weapons to Iran would be like the US selling theirs to China - they're very much regional and ideological opponents, and although the chance of them going to direct war with each other is low, they're not so dumb as to give their enemy an edge. Geographically and ideologically, they're at loggerheads - both are a threat to each other in their access to the Gulf, the main economic artery for both of them; and they couldn't be more different in their approach to governance - Saudis are a deeply conservative, traditional, Sunni monarchy; Iran is a radical, populist Shia theocracy that started out by overthrowing a traditional monarchy.
So, no deal there!
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