Gulf states slam Iranian interference: Tehran the target of regional sum...

A lot people are unaware that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar et al are not fans or allies of Iran. Neither like each other very much at all. As a matter of fact to call an Iranian an Arab is considered an insult.



Iranian nuclear bomb would trigger arms race: Iran ex-official

via CNN: Iran and Saudi Arabia's 'hate-hate' relationship

Perhaps the only thing longer than Iran's animosity toward the United States is its hatred of Saudi Arabia. The two are divided not only by the Persian Gulf, but also by a Shiite-Sunni sectarian split and a Persian-Arab divide that goes back centuries.

Before Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran and Saudi Arabia had a love-hate relationship. On one hand, religious and ethnic differences plagued the two regional powers. On the other hand, both were traditional monarchies who found themselves on the same side of the Cold War, opposing communism and the radicals who threatened the status quo.

The fall of Iran's shah and his replacement by a radical Shiite regime, however, transformed the love-hate relationship into a hate-hate relationship.