February 2016
Iran and Saudi Arabia Mix It Up.
In January, active warfare almost erupted when the Saudis decapitated a Shiite cleric, enraging Iran. On the surface, this seemed to be the ongoing hostility between the two major sects of Islam, the Sunni majority and the Shiite minority. Most Arabs and most Muslims around the world are Sunni; most Iranians, with pockets in the Middle East, are Shiite.
This antipathy is often compared with the Protestant-Catholic religious wars---a theological dispute. However, there is little th more...
This antipathy is often compared with the Protestant-Catholic religious wars---a theological dispute. However, there is little th more...