With ongoing international dependence on the Gulf region for oil suppliesinformation about the roots of the bitter rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabiahas beco... » 

With ongoing international dependence on the Gulf region for oil suppliesinformation about the roots of the bitter rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabiahas become increasingly important and compelling for everyone with an interestin Middle Eastern studies. This book now in paperback examines the attitudeof the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from theearly days of Irans Islamic Revolution of 197980 until the Second Gulf Warandits aftermathin the 1990s. Despite their difficult history the book arguesthat intermittent periods of peaceful coexistence show that the apparentdiscord between these two states is neither inherent nor insurmountable butrather is due to specific circumstances which this book describes and explainswith clarity and in detail. «