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Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

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Overview

Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi Arabia's power struggle. It draws on scores of interviews with political, religious and military leaders, militia commanders, diplomats, and policy experts, painting American television's most comprehensive picture of a feud that has reshaped the Middle East.

Created by David Fanning
Written by David Fanning, Linda Hirsch, Martin Smith
Produced by Martin Smith, Linda Hirsch, Daniel Edge
NetworksPBS

Top Cast

Ali Khamenei

Ali Khamenei

Self

Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud

Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud

Self

Turki Al-Faisal

Turki Al-Faisal

Self

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Self

Adel Al-Jubeir

Adel Al-Jubeir

Self

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Self

Martin Smith

Martin Smith

Self

Themes & Keywords

middle eastsaudi arabiapoliticsiranpower politicsgeopolitics

About Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia is a documentary, war & politics, news series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of middle east, saudi arabia, politics, iran, power politics, geopolitics. Created by David Fanning, it stars Ali Khamenei, Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud, Turki Al-Faisal. Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi Arabia's power struggle. It draws on scores of interviews with political, religious and military leaders, militia commanders, diplomats, and policy experts, painting American television's most comprehensive picture of a feud that has reshaped the Middle East.

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