Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

Synopsis

Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi Arabia's power struggle. It draws on scores of interviews with political, religious and military leaders, militia commanders, diplomats, and policy experts, painting American television's most comprehensive picture of a feud that has reshaped the Middle East.

First Air Date: 2018-02-20

Last Air Date: 2018-02-27

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Networks: PBS

Top Cast

Ali Khamenei as Self
Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud as Self
Turki Al-Faisal as Self
Mohammad Javad Zarif as Self
Adel Al-Jubeir as Self
Bashar Hafez al-Assad as Self
Martin Smith as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

Highlights the 40 year struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for dominance in the Middle East, in part, on behalf the the Shite or Sunni factions of Islam.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part One (2018-02-20)

Highlights the 40 year struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for dominance in the Middle East, in part, on behalf the the Shite or Sunni factions of Islam.
Ep. 2: Part Two (2018-02-27)

Frontliine explores the postulate that the current turmoil in the Middle East, particularly in Syria Iraq and Yemen, is a primarily a manifestation of a forty year power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia.