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Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

2018 – 2018 · PBS
1 seasons · 2 episodes
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Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi Arabia's power struggle. It draws on scores of interviews with political, religious and military leaders, militia commanders, diplomats, and policy experts, painting American television's most comprehensive picture of a feud that has reshaped the Middle East.

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Highlights the 40 year struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for dominance in the Middle East, in part, on behalf the the Shite or Sunni factions of Islam.

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Ali Khamenei
Self
Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud
Self
Turki Al-Faisal
Self
Mohammad Javad Zarif
Self
Adel Al-Jubeir
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Bashar al-Assad
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Martin Smith
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Status
Ended
Type
Documentary
First aired
Feb 20, 2018
Original language
EN
Production
FRONTLINE, RAINmedia, BBC
Country
US

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