> Having various other countries in the Middle East on the record as saying nasty things about Iran might severely damage intra-middle-east relations I'm sure

> Having various other countries in the Middle East on the record as saying nasty things about Iran might severely damage intra-middle-east relations I'm sure the Iranian government and diplomatic corps know that Arab governments don't like them, even if those governments have been reluctant to say so publicly. It's not exactly a secret that Arab countries were financing Iraq in its war against Iran, for example.