Saudi Arabia and Iran, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
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The mesmerizing story of two countries caught in history whose rivalry can destroy the world or restore its peace, this is the first book to untangle the complex relationship of Saudi Arabia and Iran by rejecting heated rhetoric and looking at the real roots of the issue to promise pathways to peace.

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I
1. Overview of Saudi-Iranian Relations
2. How Religion Shaped the Saudi-Iranian Relations
PART II
3. Saudi Arabia and Iran in Early Twentieth Century
4. Early Diplomatic Relations
5. Diplomatic Relations: 1955–63
6. Epoch of Saudi Arabian-Iranian Cooperation and Rivalry
PART III
7. Saudi Arabia and Revolutionary Iran
8. Saudi-Iranian Détente
PART IV
9. Saudi Arabia's and Iran's Quest for Stability after 9/11
10. Saudi Arabia, Iran and Gulf Geopolitics: The Case of Iraq
11. Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Levant Geopolitics: The Cases of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Banafsheh Keynoush is a foreign affairs scholar and an advisor to American private sector companies and policy centers in the Middle East. She received her PhD at Tufts University, USA, and was a visiting fellow at the King Faisal Center for Islamic Studies and Research, Saudi Arabia. A former assistant professor, she writes and speaks extensively on the Middle East.