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Iran–Saudi Arabia relations

Yemeni fighters look over a mound of soil lined with sandbags

Saudi Arabia is ‘desperate to get out’ of Yemen’s yearslong civil war

Conflict

Saudi Arabia says it is ready to talk peace with Houthi rebels in Yemen. But Nadwa Dawsari, a nonresident scholar the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, says these negotiations have “nothing to do with peace.”

Flames emerge from flare stacks at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq, on Sept. 16, 2019.

What do attacks on Saudi oil facilities mean for US-Saudi relations?

missile shot at Riyadh

Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh; no reported casualties

Conflict
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 6, 2017.

The ‘Cold War’ between Iran and Saudi Arabia is heating up. Here are 5 things you should know about it.

Conflict

Can Obama’s Saudi visit save a deteriorating relationship?

Global Politics

Can Obama’s Saudi visit save a deteriorating relationship?

Global Politics

Does the US-Saudi Arabia relationship need to visit a counselor? President Barack Obama traveled to Riyadh on Friday for talks with Saudi leaders.

Iranian citizens deserve some credit for the Iranian nuclear deal

Global Politics

Iranians were celebrating Monday after their leaders reached a deal to temporarily relax some of the crippling sanctions facing the country in exchange for restrictions on their nuclear program. It’s a temporary deal that expires in six months if there’s no further progress.

The World

Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia

Conflict & Justice

Saudi Arabia was home to many of the men who carried out the 9-11 attacks. Today, al Qaeda’s ideology is still present in the country. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Mideast expert Gregory Gause about Saudi Arabia’s recent efforts to fight extremism.