Hiro, Dilip, <br/><br/>
Cold war in the Islamic world :  Saudi Arabia, Iran and the struggle for supremacy / 
Dilip Hiro. 
 - xxi, 460 pages ;  23 cm  Hardback book 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-436) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Black gold and America shape Iran and Saudi Arabia -- Faisal's enduring imprint; the Shah's vaulting ambition -- An Islamic revolution in Iran; Initial misreading by the Saudis -- Iran's second revolution; a millennial challenge to the House of Saud -- The Iran-Iraq War steels Khomeini's regime -- The Saudi-Iranian race to influence the Muslim world -- Saudi Arabia at the center of the twentieth century's last major war -- Saudi-Iranian detente -- The Gulf rivals' eastward march -- Iran's nuclear saga; and Iraq averts an inter-sectarian war -- The Arab Spring - reversed by a Saudi-backed counterrevolution -- Multi-front cold war between Riyadh and Tehran -- Trump fuels Gulf rivals' cold war -- Conclusions -- Epilogue. 
<br/><br/> The foundational schism between Sunni Arabia and Shia Persia manifests itself in geopolitics, as Kingdom and Islamic Republic compete. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>019094465X 9780190944650 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Since 1979  <br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diplomatic relations.<br/>Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Saudi Arabia--Foreign relations--Iran.<br/>Iran--Foreign relations--Saudi Arabia.<br/>Middle East--Politics and government<br/>Iran.<br/>Middle East.<br/>Saudi Arabia.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS228.I7  / H57 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.538055 Hir   9