Iran, Saudi Arabia Improving Relations; Aversion to Iraq Drives Former Foes Closer From: The Washington Post | Date: June 17, 1991| Author: | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Saudi Arabia and Iran, bitter rivals for leadership in the Muslim world for more than a decade, have moved quickly to improve relations since the end of the Persian Gulf War, further isolating their mutual adversary: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Their speedy rapprochement, including an invitation for Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to visit Saudi Arabia, marks perhaps the most dramatic shift in bilateral relations to have occurred so far in the postwar Persian Gulf.

The two countries currently are the world's largest oil exporters, a result of the U.N. trade embargo on ...

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