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The Sunni leader's decision to step down complicates the government's sectarian balance and highlights the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Lebanon: Prime Minister's Resignation Places Strain on Beirut's Delicate Politics

<p>In Stratfor&#39;s <a href="https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/2017-annual-forecast/middle-east-and-north-africa">2017 annual forecast</a>, we laid out how Saudi Arabia would be driven to bolster its regional proxy conflicts with Iran. Riyadh&#39;s increasing interest in tipping the political scales in Lebanon attest to that effort in what is a traditional proxy battleground between the kingdom and Tehran.</p>

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Lebanon: Prime Minister's Resignation Places Strain on Beirut's Delicate Politics

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