An Investigation of the Reasons for Conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia (The Case Study Conflicts in Iraq, Bahrain, and Yemen)

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Ehsan Khazri ¹ , Seyed Hamzeh Safavi ² , Amin Parhizkar ³

1 - کارشناسی ارشد علوم سیاسی گرایش مسائل ایران دانشگاه تهران
2 - استادیار و عضو هیئت علمی گروه مطالعات منطقه‌ای دانشکده حقوق و علوم سیاسی دانشگاه تهران
3 - کارشناس ارشد مطالعات خاورمیانه دانشگاه تهران

Received: 2015-08-04 Accepted : 2015-08-04 Published : 2015-08-01

Keywords: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, Iraq, ideological competition,

Abstract :

Abstract: Iran and Saudi Arabia are two prominent countries in the Islamic World. They play important role in the Middle East region’s developments. The present article examines the developments of the three countries of Iraq, Bahrain and Yemen as the sphere of influence of Iran and Saudi Arabia to find out the root cause competition and rivalry between the two governments and give suggestion for solving the problem. The aim of the present study is to show that the nature of the conflict between the two countries has roots in ideological consideration which originates from the prevalence of contrasting ideological and value system which has led to wide gulf between Iran and Saudi Arabia and strained regional relations. It seems that any attempt to strengthen the grounds of cooperation and interaction and attenuating the tension between the two depends on change in semantic structure of the two governments and flexibility on both sides.