Saudi Arabia-Iran reconciliation
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE TO SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN’S RELATIONSHIP
Saudi Arabia and Iran’s conflict is based on Islamic sectarianism.
While Iran is the world’s leading Shia state, Saudi Arabia is regarded as the spiritual home of Sunni Islam.
This sectarian strife has evolved into a struggle for regional hegemony in modern times.
In both the Yemen and Syria wars, Iran and Saudi Arabia are on opposite sides of the conflict.
Iran is very critical of Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States.
Through its sanctions policy, the United States has damaged the Iranian economy for decades.
Saudi Arabia is concerned about Iran’s massive network of armed militias across West Asia, which it sees as a danger to its sovereignty as well as the regional balance of power.










