The speaker identifies religion as the first form of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry, grounding it in the Sunni-Shia succession dispute after Muhammad's death.
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Religious Rivalry
The speaker identifies religion as the first form of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry, grounding it in the Sunni-Shia succession dispute after Muhammad's death.
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"So this rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia took three forms. The first form is religious. So even though they're both Muslim countries, Islamic..."
"The Shia people believe that only people who are the leaders of the religion will succeed. Only the person who can become the leader,..."
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