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The relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are complex and play a very significant role in regional affairs. They are influenced by the connections that both parties have with the United States, especially in light of recent moves toward an Iran-US rapprochement. They are also influenced by sectarian tensions, as manifested in the proxy wars fought with the sponsorship of both sides in various regional conflicts. The most apparent example is Syria, but the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are also strained over the situation in Iraq.
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Guzansky, Y. (2015). Saudi Arabia. In: The Arab Gulf States and Reform in the Middle East: Between Iran and the “Arab Spring”. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467836_5
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