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The Saudi-Iranian Spat Is Emblematic of the Region's Power Struggle
Jan 4, 2016 | 23:49 GMT
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Summary
The diplomatic crisis that erupted over the weekend between Saudi Arabia and Iran is certainly noisy, but it is merely the manifestation of a deepening geopolitical rift in the region. With the United States attempting to balance the region and Iran being able to shed its pariah status as part of that effort, friction between the region's prominent Sunni and Shiite players was already escalating.
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