What's Behind the Saudi-Iranian Flare-Up?
Iranian women gather during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shia Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr (portrait) by Saudi authorities, at Imam Hossein Square in the capital Tehran on January 4, 2016. Tensions between Iran and its Sunni Arab neighbors reached new heights as Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies cut or downgraded diplomatic ties with Tehran in a row over the execution of a Shia cleric. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

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