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Saudi-Iranian Relations after the Iraq War
Author(s): HAN Xiaoting, Department of History, Culture and Tourism, Shaanxi Xueqian Normal University
Pages: 105-
117+120
Year: 2018
Issue:
4
Journal: Arab World Studies
Keyword: The Iraq War; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Geopolitics;
Abstract: After the Iraq War,the original geo-politics and balance of powers in the Middle East were broken. To further strive for regional dominance,regional powers,Saudi Arabia and Iran,have carried out intense competitions. The development and evolution of the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are based on six major existing issues,which are respectively the Shi’ite issues in Saudi Arabia,the Gulf and Iraq issues,the Lebanese political situation and the Palestine-Israel issue,the Syrian civil war,the Yemeni Houthis and the Iranian nuclear issue. The confrontation is as principal and the cooperation is as supplement,which is the general characteristics of this bilateral relationship. The level of confrontation and its limits of cooperation will change in accordance with different circumstances,which adds uncertainties to the relationship. At the same time,the policies of great powers,especially the Middle East policies of the US and Russia,are also important variables that affect the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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