Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia, Part One (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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- How Iran and Saudi Arabia's rivalry has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war.
FRONTLINE traces how a 40-year rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has fueled sectarian extremism across the Middle East for political gain. Correspondent Martin Smith travels to seven countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Yemen to examine how the power struggle has rippled across the region.
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After watching this documentary I realized that born in a stable country is a blessing.
Stable? What county is that?
singapore
@@enrique7919 i get what you mean. but in comparison we can say some of the countries are stable than others
WOW!! Absolutely right! What a documentary...
This makes the Jan 6 Capitol Attack look like Disneyland.
Someone commented how civil the comment section is.....
In my opinion not many ignorant individuals have the patience to watch such a great documentary. It’s a history lesson, not a politicized documentary. If there isn’t any bullshit the 1st few minutes they can’t sit through this amazing piece.
You’re ignorant.
Yeah a lot of people don’t want truth but someone telling them they are right. “It's Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” - Mark Twain.
It's a shit comment section though, people just praise the documentary, instead of discussing.
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@@nebunezz_r u know, u r right.
Anything in particular you want to point out?
Now, for clarification purposes, I am not Muslim, I live in the states and my opinions are not political or biased to either side of the coin. With this said, who do you think is most responsible for “Iran VS Saudi Arabia?
Anyone, please join in! 🥸
this documentary is a masterpiece. i wish i had videos like this about every topic i'm interested in
Exactly
When I was a young boy in Ghana, Sunnis and Shias we're never hostile towards each other but I remember very well the first time I heard the words "shia and sinni) it's incredible how this doc has helped me put together what really happened. My dad was always listening to BBC on issues affecting the middle east. I didn't like watching news then, but now that j want to discuss and take about it, he passed. For bless all peoples to live in peace.
❤ it sounds like he passed his thirst for knowledge on to you. I’m very sorry that you did not get to have discussions with him about it. I know for many it feels as if just as we are beginning to appreciate our parents for their traits and experiences, they are gone. Thank you for sharing with us.
@@hannahbeanies8855 Thank you!
It certainly does not get talked about enough, the heart of Islamism in the Africas and how they have a profound effect (very invisible to those that for whatever reason separate Africa, Islam, and Arabia) on the Arab world at large, and a diverse history.
I'm an American born in Alabama with a rich West African history. In doing research on Yorùbá culture in Nigeria, I found out that Queen Sheba, Bilikisu Sungbo (she is the famed Bilqis in the Quran), who was a wife of King Solomon, is ethnically Yorùbá, and she has a tomb in Oke-Eri in Ijebu, Nigeria. She is not Arab and she was not Muslim (she was a "Sun Worshipper" who did accept Allah as God), so that makes her marriage to Solomon so very interesting.
Thanks for re-releasing this! It's an excellent way for the general public to understand the middle east geopolitics.
Really? It is biased in favour of islamic repression. The Shah is portrayed as a monster and Khomeini as a great democratic leader.
@@cryador Anything from PBS or NPR is anti-Western, just crap we taxpayers fund
I consider myself to be kind of smart and I care a lot about learning but after 2 hours of this I still can't barely understand half of anything
@@ricky5369 - a person that states they are smart is usually the least intelligent person in the room...
Jus sayin.
@@ricky5369 It is simple, everything in that region is religion-based, one religion that it, Islam, because Islam to them is politics, influence, security, and most important of all, money.
"American politicians are just a bunch of rich people and are very different from 99% of Americans". Wow! right on point!
Yes
Dont let anyone in the middle east fool ypu and blame America for all their problems. They had the same islamic problems before America, they lived in a sh.thole and will continue to...
No there are not. Lots of Americans are brainwashed zombies and completely under the spell of lying politicians and the fake news
Even the Americans hate their government.
I can't even put into words how I appreciate PBS for this excellent documentary. Thank you!
Mind blowing documentary. Good job PBS for being one of the few TRULY journalistic institutions in the whole Western world. This was an eye opening and informative two hours that you gave us.
I agree with you 💯
This was a truly comprehensive and impartial journalistic work.
They good if you smart enough to read through their leftist spin bias to see through all that to the truth
@@suleimanali1635impartial and PBS?? Hahahahaha i call that an oxymoron
I think this one is very balanced. I can't speak for the whole of their output, tho.
@suleimanali1635 fair enough, especially if you have experience and knowledge of this issue. I agree this documentary was good. Frontline did a good one on North Korea a few years back. They do have a massive leftist bias though. The smart person can see through that. The weak minded though is easily influenced and manipulated. PBS is paid by the taxpayer right? They shouldn't have any bias and be neutral. Just report the story as is. That would be refreshing but non biased journalism hasn't existed in decades
When you live in a peaceful country you fundamentally have to appreciate that.
People are suffering out there
it's mostly these peaceful countries or rather some or the other ignorant, illread and uninformed leader of a so called peaceful country who is greedy for power who has created the mess...
Mainly because of the US and UK's meddling and making alliances to gain their own interests
I'm unable to even remotely express how much I love PBS and this consistently high quality content. These documentaries are always top-tier and never fail to explore the subtleties/nuances of a topic.
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And im unable to express how nice that rack of yours is...sorry...but putting that aside - i agree
It's a societal nesscesity for politicians will never tell the truth. We'll be stuck with the casus beli's for these wars and not the actual very economical motives. WMD's in Iraq, communism is evil and Iran hates Americans.
such big words to say nothing at all..
This is A-grade quality investigative journalism. Martin Smith is an OG. Thank you, PBS for sharing this well-crafted piece of journalism!
I am deep in love with these documentaries.
This is the correct way to teach history lessons.
FRONTLINE DOCS ARE FULL OF LIES. GO RESEARCH
1. 03:34 The Revolution
2. 24:24 The Kingdom
3. 39:22 The Jihad
4. 50:36 The Party of God
5. 01:02:31 The Forgotten War
6. 01:20:05 The Invasion
Thank you!!!
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Thanks bud.
GOAT
Thank you friend!
Corona ! You make me a historian 😄
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Hi, Khyber Vibes. Afgh or Pak side? Just curious. 💙 both countries.
Hahahaha
Same here, i guess we all experiencing the same thing thank corona i guess 😉
Same here😂
Very informative. I leaned so much in these 2 hours about the various global events and how they were interconnected. Just mind blowing.
Appreciate the effort.
I love each and every front line documentaries...they are so informative...YOUNGUYS DESERVE THE BIGGEST AWARD
I am from Iran, this documentary film was like fixed mind puzzle formula for me to answer my questions. Great job, thank you.
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All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
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Frontline is the best in the biz 👍
Unfortunately the only knock is that their biased..
@@bdot187um Are they really that biased? Don't you get tired of playing the 'biased' card so often?
@@bdot187um The only bias they show is American.
i love the gulf war doc from the 90's
@@bdot187um propaganda has been around for centuries. the colonials used it to garner support for the revolution. they are still incredibly well produced and entertaining, as well as informative. bias or no bias.
FRONTLINE , is always in the frontlines, I Love your highly and professionally prepared documentaries.
After watching Frontline documentaries I feel like an expert in western and middle east politics.I am totally hooked.Thank you soo much Frontline,the amount of detail, the dots actually connect and it finally makes sense.The level of crime's against humanity is appalling!!!
The camera work is on another level.
Back then when the word "documentary" meant something and not like now how a guy who searches for an other guy separated for 30 years. Also, most importantly, real journalism. Not armchair "expert" fighters.
@@nikolaosmark5812 Was this not made in 2019-20?
Thank you, I try.
What's wrong with letting them have their beliefs doesn't mean it has to be ours no no hide or Sharia law on the land shaped by creation the right hand of the creator live Free or die
@@nikolaosmark5812 lll
After watching this documentary you feel like you can be interviewed as an expert on middle east politics, only to pause for a while and realize that you still need to be educated more about this important part of the globe. Exceptional piece of great journalism
At least us that are here have an interest in learning more, and not being ignorant. Give yourself credit for that much.
Nah you can’t be expert by just viewing this. Saudis can’t be sanction or else ur dollar will worth like venezuelan peso
@@aneesahussein1522 I never said I'm an expert
FRONTLINE DOCS ARE FULL OF LIES. GO RESEARCH IT
@@aneesahussein1522bingo!
Reminds me of a story which was told to me by a Syrian colleague of mine. Which goes -
A kurd, a shia and an arab sunni was drinking tea in a shop.
Kurd: i wish to see middle east in peace, I'm just tired of all these violence and war. Islam means peace, right?
Shia: what is peace?
Arab sunni : what is islam?
My mom transcribed these frontline shows for years. There are superb. 🙏💪
The quality of the research speak for itself. Love ❤️ from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Respect the reporter and the whole team.
This is an excellent impartial documentary.Opinions of both sides were taken leaving the viewers to come into logical conclusions on their own.Thanks a lot PBS for this gem of a work.
This doc was sponsored by the Ford foundation; you must be kidding yourself if you really believe that it was impartial...
There is nothing from PBS that is impartial. The biases may be hard to recognize but they are definitely there.
incredible job! many thanks !!!!
One of the best documentaries I’ve ever watched! Great job!
This is journalism of the highest quality. It is so hard these days to see a professional journalist covering the facts as is, listening to both sides.
Can’t wait to watch! Thank you PBS for your consistently awesome documentaries!
It would have been better if will laymen was Narrator
@Jor Daz How so?
Just watched 20 minutes and wanna say that this is one of the best underrated documentary about middle east with precise content beautifully explained 🎉
Great work as usual.
Great content
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This is the best film I have seen so far on this issue. Thank you for this Amazing piece.
I enjoyed its 2 parts...well developed from the shah to now.
Thanks for posting.
No Doubt Loads of Love to Martin Smith . A revered Correspondent to me. Multitude of doubts since birth in my mind regarding the Conflicts of Middle east .is now cleared . Docus are Just awesome and so lucidly explained . Salute to whole team.
USA: You better work with us
Saudi: Yes Sir!
USA: Good Boy!
Iran: No thank you
USA: Okaayyy... Let’s take a look at your human-rights records
hahahaahah. Exactly. And why not? Its a good move. Work with us...that's your best choice
@@tonyiacomi4822 until your services are deemed "no longer useful"...
Just ask Saddam or Bin laden...
@@MrMaxyield Or Noriega. Or Thieu. Or Mobutu.
@@MrMaxyield Exactly. So what? What's wrong with that? Its for the good of the country. If we need them then we should protect them. If not, then we should assassinate or jail them.
@@tonyiacomi4822 Iran and north Korea are smart to not trust the US govt with their horrible record...
This is great journalism. Great job PBS
I cannot express my gratitude for you to bring such a quality content.
super interesting and unbiased. Thank you frontline
Fascinating film.
Thank you Frontline producers and reporters.
Martin Smith is so brave.
The comment section is so civil :)
Trolls cannot stand videos longer than 4 min
Agree with Yusuf. Also, the majority of people watching this are here for the knowledge and are probably open to discussion and they encourage diversity of thought!
That's a good thing
ehhhh
@@richierich2534 ok, bernie.
SO informative - essential viewing to understand many aspects of the Middle East conflct
OMG this is the best reporting I have ever seen. Bravo PBS
Im from South Africa & this is probably the best documentary ive ever watched. I see part 2 is available & im definitely watching it right now, but this was just amazing. I got an entire masterclass on what exactly the issue is "over there" - I get it now & its incredibly complex problem
Me too, I feel like I understand so much better now.
Even our country was affect by US & Soviet proxies.
All the bullshit started due to interest of bloody US & Britian, they helped iran fir oil & arms deal, and now they support Saudia for oil & ammunition sale.
country goes against thier interests they declared him failed state or terrorist.
US is a pure definition of Hypocrisy & betrayal when it comes to thier bloody interest.
you're welcome.
What’s being from South Africa have to do with any of this?
This is an excellent documentary created by PBS. A perfect, informational and educational insight on the Middle East geopolitics and the consequences of Iraq War.
The only bad thing about it that its baisd.
@@bdot187um against who?
@@Stoneface_ Saudi Arabia.
Brilliant work thank you !
very good production. thank you for posting
This illustrates the futility of war. It is the innocent that suffers in the name of power,religion and pointless pride. It is heart-wrenching on many levels. EXCELLENT reporting though.
It illustrates the futility of stupid religion more than anything else.
@@foto21 You just illustrated your stupidity
@@almostafa4725 No, the religionists are the ones that are stupid. They use cel phones, even though that tech came from science. No god invented the cel phone, man did, men who stayed away from your fairy tales. Religion is a curse on man.
@@foto21 it's all about money and power. Religion is just an excuse. Most smart people can see through it.
@@foto21 so let me get this straigth, man invented cellphone, yet the universe created itself, you can leave now atheist or should I say hatheist.
Frontline has been my fave for a long while now .
Very well done documentary. Thank you.
Excellent research work
Excellent documentary, with excellent commentators. Middle East politics is a power play between IRAN, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, all others are minor players seemingly to be used by these players. I listened to this twice, can't get enough. Frontline thank you for this top notch reporting.
Excellent work---Thanks very much
This is the best documentary i have ever seen. Truly amazing.
Great impartial documentary with quality interviews of both sides. PBS makes top quality educational media.❤
The most hilarious part was when president Reagan said to Mujahideen,"You are not alone freedom fighters"🙃🙃
They weren't.
My thoughts exactly!! They went from "freedom fighters" to "terrorists" in a few years. All a matter of perspective and who they are fighting at the time.
😂😂 Exactly, when they are actively suppressing women's rights with American Support... but then again it's not like American women had "full rights" for a lil more then 60 years at that point!...smh
@@JBabi2u and that was the biggest mistake America ever did.
@@Reid-bu7iv 😩😂🤣🤣💀
"An Israeli militant convoy lost its way and drove into the crowd."
Ah cmon PBS, you were doing so well...
Time stamp
Yeah PBS quit being pro Zionists
Hahaaha.. I was thinking the same way. The Israeli might came and check up on them and provide sense of dominance with their Tank. lmao. They got clapped
56:10
They didn’t even throw an “allegedly”. That was blatant case of self-censoring.
WONDERFUL WORK!!! 🎉🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS !! Just amazing all the facts you give . It makes us understand perfectly all these conflicts. Thank you!!🥰🥰
Great reporting...I appreciated this video...it explained much in my history that I needed to complete📽️📽️🎥🎥🎞️🎞️🎬🎬
As an Iranian, this was so well explained and done. Iran, like the USA did after WW2, is posturing itself because it wants to be a superpower. Before 1979, Iran was the most powerful state in the ME. But since then, the balance changed, and Saudi Arabia, the current leader, is against a potential change in dominance. So this has fueled the current chaos we see across the Middle East, in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Iraq. Little more than Iran & Saudi competing to see who will ultimately dominate the region.
You are free to say what you wish?
@@BeBetterRob As long as it's not something as far off as threatening to bring down the regime, then yes
@@itsnadaaaa Welp, I'll know what happen when you stop commenting lol 🤣 Stay safe
It is one thing to watch this and think that I’m getting a balanced account of the history of this region but for an Iranian to call it well presented is encouraging. Thanks for offering your opinion and my prayer is for you to remain safe.
Saudi Arabia the traditional leader of the Middle East?? Since when ?? Lol
This great docu should be mandatory for every politician to watch. Not just the USA, USR and China (dubbed ;-) as well. Like the narrator said: Pandora's box is opened.
Very well made and I genuinely think it's very objectively made.
One of the best documentaries I've ever watched.
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you Frontline. Now I understand a little better.
Thank U 4 that whole retrospective. Really useful today
great documentary..thank you Frontline.
Educating and interesting documentary. Frontline is profound.
Very good understanding of history. The part of history which we read in newspaper but never understood is now clear. Thanks
This was very eye opening. I now understand the various perspectives more clearly.
Very complex region that Historians spend their whole life trying to understand. Drives me crazy how so many listen to their favorite ideologue and behave like experts.
I want to say thank you to everyone who watched this video with an open mind and an intention to learn and be better informed. Islam is a very maligned and misunderstood religion and it can be very difficult to differentiate between religion, cultural traditions, and politics.
PBS DOCUMENTARIES < ARE DOWNRIGHT AMAZING , THANKS FROM INDIA
Yea funded by government you will find some nuggets of Truth in there though. Most of it is propaganda oh, that means lies deception and falsehoods. If you find that amazing you are well indoctrinated.
@@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 how does the tinfoil hat feel? comfy?
@@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 I'd be shocked if you even watched the whole documentary. Probably just came here to troll
So informative！ A great documentary of history, religion and geopolitics. Thank you, PBS.
This documentary is absolutely amazing!!
Wow im glad i checked all my subscriptions and open this channel. now it gives me a background where it all started, not all but atleast the important events was explained. This was a great docu and thank you for sharing. Lets share this video to all. Im no longer curious where jihadist started to fight the western countries
Hi
Really insightful
Great peice of work.. thanks for the education
Absolutely incredible journalism.
simply incredible! glued to the screen at all times
i missed my devotion last night because of this
You guys for very very interesting documentaries! Keep up the good work guys! Thanks!
A masterpiece!! I've gained so much knowledge in about 2 hours. PBS deserves an accolade for this work. Seriously the timing of events was just embacable.
Outstanding work.
Came across it after a year and have to admit, brilliant piece of journalism 👏🏼
What a Documentary 😍💛
The algorithm blessed me with this video, it's an interesting topic
PBS documentary is always superb! 👍👍👍
the only thing that benefits the wars in the middle east without loosing anything.
Is Toyota
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it is US, Israeland west who is destroying middle east , keep it up, they will keep it up, generation who are going throug this process will hate them and one day when they destroy all in middle east, the remaing mess will surely come for european obletration.
@@MAMINSHA Divide and Conquer
@@MAMINSHA But they are the only ones who really developed anything. I don't even think there would be cars in the Middle East if left to themselves. They would definitely still be riding camels as the primary mode of transport.
@@Zed.1836 Um, Israel defeated them all TOGETHER. Never heard of when all the Arab states attacked Israel TOGETHER? Study your history bro
What a great program. Thank you Frontline, you know you are the best. Thank you!
This is very informative
Great documentary....got lots of answer.
PBS YOU NEED TO RELEASE EVERYTHING YOUVE EVER MADE AS AUDIO PODCAST SO I CAN LISTEN AT WORK
Exactly!
I second that!!
Captain Grizzly lmao😂😂
I have the frontline app on my phone
@@johann242 what’s the app called ? Already searched PBS and frontline but to no avail
Great documentary 😊 thank you to all the real journalist of frontline. PBS is the best 📺 on 📺
Amazing documentary. All the REAL, AUTHENTIC informational things we should be aware of.
Very interesting. Thank you ! 🎉
Thank you, PBS!
Luckily the U.S. doesn't have two groups that can be easily polarized in order to increase the power of the political and corporate ruling class
For those who cannot understand sarcasm, this is one.
and even more lucky is we don't have a political figure who people support unwaveringly and look at as chosen by god phew
Quite exactly! When you hear debates about identity politics, people fail to see that the concept of nation, creed, ideology, etc. have all been used to garner political power, not just schisms in religion. The root cause of conflict stems from the want of power. "Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains". I have to see that Islam is a lot more oppressive when it comes to freeing oneself from illusions.
@@TejasM14 you're hopelessly enslaved, Islam has nothing to do with this conflict
@@almostafa4725 he didn't even mention Islam. It was just great sarcasm and a problem that many if not most societies have. Ironic you're another zealot who misses the point, which is the point.
FRONTLINE PBS is absolutely amazing because it fearlessly portrays the harsh truth no matter how brutal it may be.
This is the never ending story, sadly. Thank you PBS for this great documentary
Excellent video...really. I remember growing up through all of this. Years ago, an American journalist/author Robin Wright, wrote a book called "Sacred Rage". She basically told us what was coming. I feel that her message was either ignored or marginalized.
Documentary making at its finest. Brilliant reporting. Thank you PBS
Great journalism 🙌
Seriously educating.
It is infuriating to me how so few people can screw so much up.