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    Saudi Arabia and Iran do not like each other, that much is clear.

    Both have accused each other of things like murder, endangering public safety and causing war.

    So what’s this modern-day cold war really all about? How does it affect the rest of the region?

    And what do countries like Russia and the US have to do with any of it?

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