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Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

Series: Frontline
4.5
(34)
Episodes
2
Rating
NR
Year
2018
Language
English

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1. Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (Part 1)

1h 57m

A dangerous rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. From revolution in Iran, reaction by Saudi Arabia, and wars in Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq, how religion and power politics drive perpetual conflict.

2. Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (Part 2)

55m

Part two of a special series about how two rivals have plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. While Iran extends its power from Iraq into Syria and Lebanon, Saudi Arabia is making a stand in Yemen, with deadly consequences for the region.

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