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Rivalry and Mistrust Mark Relationship of Saudi Arabia and Iran

The Saudi execution of 47 persons early this month, including prominent Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, severely aggravated an already icy bilateral relationship with Iran.

January 19, 2016BY David Kilgour

Old Enemies Renew Hostility: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran

In recent months, we have been seeing the disintegration of another formerly stable relationship in the Middle East: ...

January 19, 2016BY David T. Jones

Saudi Arabia Executed a Nonviolent Shiite Cleric—It’s Going to Cost Them Big

By raising sectarian temperatures throughout the Middle East, the Saudis risk escalating the unaffordable proxy wars they’ve already ...

January 10, 2016BY Giorgio Cafiero

As Iraq Fights Islamic State, Violence Rises in Shiite South

As the sun sets over Iraq's southern city of Basra, Ahmed Hilal rushes to lock his door. At ...

January 9, 2016BY The Associated Press

After Years of Proxy War, Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Finally Squaring Up in the Open

Ever since Saudi Arabia executed Shia Cleric Nimr al-Nimr for terrorist offences, tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia ...

January 4, 2016BY Simon Mabon