Riyadh, May 21, 2019, SPA -- Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas. Al-Riyadh newspaper said in its editorial that the tense atmosphere created in the Gulf region is a product of the hostile policies being practiced by the Iranian regime that is threatening the security, stability and gains of the region. The paper added that these policies must be confronted even if they lead to the use of force, it is true that we do not want a war in which no side is considered as triumphant, but we also do not want to be always exposed to Iran's threats and its proxies without confronting them with political and economic firmness. --SPA 12:06 LOCAL TIME 09:06 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1105711