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an, however, go deeper and are more complex. At their heart is Iran's interference in internal Arab affairs, particularly in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Bahrain. Although Iranian-Saudi enmity dates back many decades, it became acute after the 1979 Islamic Revolution when Iran's Supreme Leader,

an Kurdistan: another state in the making in the Middle East? Robert Olson Article 5. The American Interest Russia's Return to the Middle East Michael Weiss Anu•k I. Los Angeles Times Moonwalking in Syria Doyle McManus December 15, 2013 -- Here's how feeble U.S. influence on the outcome of Syria's

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gional rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies stems in part from the common structural flaws of the modern authoritarian model. The questi