{"id":9379,"date":"2016-01-29T06:10:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T11:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9379"},"modified":"2016-01-23T21:42:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T02:42:34","slug":"what-if-saudi-arabia-and-iran-went-to-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9379","title":{"rendered":"What If Saudi Arabia And Iran Went To War?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia And Iran&#8217;s Fight to Control The Middle East<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/testu.be\/1PMhyJe\" href=\"http:\/\/testu.be\/1PMhyJe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/testu.be\/1PMhyJe<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWhy Do Saudi Arabia And Iran Hate Each Other?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/testu.be\/1ORGCLJ\" href=\"http:\/\/testu.be\/1ORGCLJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/testu.be\/1ORGCLJ<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nSubscribe!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml\" href=\"http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dpfgUJDtCmk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For decades, Saudi Arabia and Iran have been in an ideological battle. So if war broke out between Saudi Arabia and Iran, who would win?<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:<br \/>\nUS warns Saudi Arabia&#8217;s execution of prominent cleric risks inflaming sectarian tensions<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/jan\/02\/suadi-arabia-cleric-execution-unrest-predicted-shia-areas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/jan\/02\/suadi-arabia-cleric-execution-unrest-predicted-shia-areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Saudi Arabia&#8217;s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr risks worsening sectarian tensions, the US has warned, joining a chorus of critics from the west and the Middle East who have condemned the killing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The cold war between Saudi Arabia and Iran that&#8217;s tearing apart the Middle East, explained<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/1\/4\/10708682\/sunni-shia-iran-saudi-arabia-war\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/1\/4\/10708682\/sunni-shia-iran-saudi-arabia-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/1\/4\/10708682\/&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Only a few days into the new year, the Middle East has already taken a significant turn for the worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia, Iran and the &#8216;Great Game&#8217; in Yemen<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2014\/09\/saudi-arabia-iran-great-game-ye-201492984846324440.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2014\/09\/saudi-arabia-iran-great-game-ye-201492984846324440.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opin&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;The Yemen card is a strategic bargaining chip that Iran may now be holding vis-a-vis the sudden rise of the Houthis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/01\/04\/middleeast\/saudi-arabia-iran-severing-ties-whats-next\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/01\/04\/middleeast\/saudi-arabia-iran-severing-ties-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/01\/04\/middlee&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;The fallout of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s execution of a Shiite cleric is spreading beyond a spat between the Saudis and Iranians, as other Middle East nations choose sides and world powers Russia and China weigh in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: &#8220;Vorsprung&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to TestTube News!<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml\" href=\"http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bitly.com\/1iLOHml<\/a><br \/>\n_________________________<\/p>\n<p>TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. 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