Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (2018)

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1 Season

February 20, 2018

English

Documentary War & Politics News

Synopsis

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.

Creator

Raney Aronson-Rath, David Fanning

Network

PBS

Episodes

Part One

Feb 20, 2018

116 min

Highlights the 40 year struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for dominance in the Middle East, in part, on behalf the the Shite or Sunni factions of Islam.

Part Two

Feb 27, 2018

54 min

Frontliine explores the postulate that the current turmoil in the Middle East, particularly in Syria Iraq and Yemen, is a primarily a manifestation of a forty year power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia.