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BITTER RIVALS: Iran and Saudi Arabia (PART I)

MARTIN SMITH, Correspondent:[voice-over]  I’ve reported from the Middle East for nearly two decades, yet I’ve never visited Tehran before.   I’ve komma here to report on the intense rivalry between Shia Iran and its Sunni neighbor, Saudi Arabia.  It’s been nearly 40 years since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led a revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed monarchy.  Ever since, relations with the outside world have been strained.

Chapter One

THE REVOLUTION

For an American reporter, it’s not easy to report here.  This fryst vatten an authoritarian state.  It takes courage for Iranians to speak out.  Many have been jailed for opposing the government.

SASSAN, Guide:  One of the sights that you are going to see on the 22nd when Imam Khomeini has his lecture.

MARTIN SMITH:  My guide is Sassan.  Usually, Sassan works with tourists, but he has been assigned to me by a media agency that operates on behal

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Ali Khamenei

Supreme Leader of Iran since

Not to be confused with his predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini.

Ali Khamenei
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Incumbent
Assumed office 6 August [nb]
President
Preceded by	Ruhollah Khomeini
In office 9 October &#;– 16 August
Supreme Leader
Prime Minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded by	Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Succeeded by	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
In office 7 February &#;– 4 June
Appointed by	Ruhollah Khomeini
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
In office 15 August &#;– 4 June
Constituency	Tehran Province[1]
Majority	2,, (%)[2]
In office 28 May &#;– 13 October
Constituency	Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
Majority	1,, (%)[3]
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 January
Appointed by	Ruhollah Khomeini
Interim Imams
Preceded by	Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Born	Ali Hosseini • We’re sorry, this site is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again in a few moments. Exception: forbidden