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This R&D provides information on Saudi-Iranian relations. Each country views itself as the respective champion of Sunni and Shi’ite interests in the Middle East, thereby putting their interests in conflict in several Middle East hot spots including Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. The Saudis are also wary of Iran’s nuclear program, sending some signals that they may look into creating a nuclear deterrent. However, the Saudis have given their tentative approval to the recent Iranian nuclear deal.
Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia fears rival’s regional footprint http://t.co/sspOyH908y
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) April 7, 2015
Saudi Arabia welcomes Iran nuclear deal, seeks region free of WMD: statement http://t.co/xbBlpFKVU3
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 6, 2015
#Irantalks: really a step to peace in Mideast?: BBC News – Iran deal could start nuclear fuel race – Saudi Arabia http://t.co/lGIedwR8yu
— Barbara Plett (@BBCBarbaraPlett) April 3, 2015
Saudi Arabia cautiously endorses Iran deal http://t.co/wSkfeGPfPk
— POLITICO (@politico) April 6, 2015
Saudi Arabia keeps hinting it would go nuclear if Iran does http://t.co/Rr75Ph5nRf pic.twitter.com/5CQTO48b8G
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 2, 2015
Saudi Arabia fear Iran’s meddling in Arab states as much as its nuclear ambitions http://t.co/fSjvBGGLYV
— Ahsen Khan (@khan_ahsen) April 1, 2015
Ibn Kafka’s axiom: if KSA & Israel jointly oppose something, it can’t be that bad http://t.co/3HuIu6zZUm
— ibnkafka (@ibnkafka) April 4, 2015
Why Saudi Arabia and Israel oppose Iran nuclear deal? Middle East analysts react http://t.co/iB7SpcCXg8 pic.twitter.com/Gg07nw4DVw
— AJE News (@AJENews) April 3, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador is warning the U.S. to not underplay Iran’s role in the Yemen conflict. http://t.co/kFFtMwjUlp
— Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) April 8, 2015
The careful Saudi embrace of the Iran deal stands in contrast to that of Israel http://t.co/RxGENcGNWv
— POLITICO (@politico) April 6, 2015
Pakistan finds itself in a complicated bind between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Read @MohanCRaja: http://t.co/reHBtUGaWF pic.twitter.com/r1ua4kKJY7
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) April 6, 2015
Analysis: Hamas attempting to split loyalty between regional rivals Iran, Saudi Arabia http://t.co/ARKyYCAt3D
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) April 3, 2015
The Obama Doctrine: Let the Mideast fight its own wars. http://t.co/aXQP2v48Xq pic.twitter.com/FOaltkES52
— U.S. News (@usnews) April 2, 2015
The talks themselves are already changing the dynamics of regional politics as Saudi Arabia, Iran’s chief… http://t.co/HLoH27bOAx
— Pardon My Politics (@pardonmypolitic) April 1, 2015
#IRAN Deputy FM says anti #Houthi strikes in #Yemen must stop to allow for political solution http://t.co/9P8zmvwYko #SaudiArabia
— Aslan Media (@ASLANmedia) April 1, 2015