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Iran, Saudi Arabia and the 'Trump variable'

Relations between Saudi and Iranian leaders seem to sway precariously from week to week, propelled by a host of outside influences.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting of†the†Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan, Armenia October 1, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1BE1385900
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, Yerevan, Armenia, Oct. 1, 2019. — Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

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