Vatanka Reports
News and Analysis on the Greater Middle East
Ali Shamkhani: Rouhani’s Bridge-Builder to the Arab World
October 21, 2014
<p class="font_8" style=""><span style="">Iranian-Saudi relations are once again slipping. A new round of war of words is in the works, each side blaming the other for scorched-earth policies that are fueling the fires of conflict across the Middle East. It was meant to be different by now. It has been over a year since Hassan Rouhani’s election and his pledge to reset ties with Riyadh. The on-again/off-again process of détente, however, was never meant to be a breeze, given the troubled history of Iranian-Saudi relations.</span></p>
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Ali Shamkhani: Rouhani’s Bridge-Builder to the Arab World
October 21, 2014
<p class="font_8" style=""><span style="">Iranian-Saudi relations are once again slipping. A new round of war of words is in the works, each side blaming the other for scorched-earth policies that are fueling the fires of conflict across the Middle East. It was meant to be different by now. It has been over a year since Hassan Rouhani’s election and his pledge to reset ties with Riyadh. The on-again/off-again process of détente, however, was never meant to be a breeze, given the troubled history of Iranian-Saudi relations.</span></p>
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Ali Shamkhani: Rouhani’s Bridge-Builder to the Arab World
October 21, 2014
<p class="font_8" style=""><span style="">Iranian-Saudi relations are once again slipping. A new round of war of words is in the works, each side blaming the other for scorched-earth policies that are fueling the fires of conflict across the Middle East. It was meant to be different by now. It has been over a year since Hassan Rouhani’s election and his pledge to reset ties with Riyadh. The on-again/off-again process of détente, however, was never meant to be a breeze, given the troubled history of Iranian-Saudi relations.</span></p>
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Ali Shamkhani: Rouhani’s Bridge-Builder to the Arab World
October 21, 2014
<p class="font_8" style=""><span style="">Iranian-Saudi relations are once again slipping. A new round of war of words is in the works, each side blaming the other for scorched-earth policies that are fueling the fires of conflict across the Middle East. It was meant to be different by now. It has been over a year since Hassan Rouhani’s election and his pledge to reset ties with Riyadh. The on-again/off-again process of détente, however, was never meant to be a breeze, given the troubled history of Iranian-Saudi relations.</span></p>
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