A fierce religious identity dominates the Sunni-majority nation, with principles of the Koran, conservative Sunni teachings known as Wahhabism and strict Islamic Shariah law present in all aspects ...

The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is spiraling to involve more countries in the region. Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties ...

the ayatollahs saw it as a golden opportunity to break up the growing alliance between Israel and moderate Sunni countries in the region. That alliance was forged not out of any sudden epiphany ...