Saudi Arabia and Iran: Power and Rivalry in the Middle East Simon Mabong
Publisher: I. B.Tauris & Company, Limited

Saudi-Iranian rivalry and the new equilibrium in the Middle East when the Shiite majority seized power of the government in Iraq in 2005. There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia and Saddam Hussein's Iraq were not allies. Mabon (Lancaster Univ., UK) explains how the geopolitical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is shaped by the internal identity struggles in each country. Amazon.com: Saudi Arabia and Iran: Soft Power Rivalry in the Middle East ( Library of Modern Middle East Studies) (9781780763118): Simon Mabon: Books. Iran and Saudi Arabia: Rivalry for Power . Regional politics of the Middle East is as a cold a winning streak in the Middle East cold war. How successful will the GCC states be in countering Iranian influence in the region? Saudi Arabia and Iran have often behaved as seriou. Simon Mabon examines the different identity groups within Saudi Arabia and Iran . After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, relations between Middle Eastern states were changed overnight. By regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, could reshape the future Middle East.