How Saudi Arabia and Iran are squaring off

Close to Iran

Close to Saudi Arabia

Competing for influenece

Support/influenece

Lebanon

1

Tehran

Syria

2

Iraq

3

Iran

Jordan

Kuwait

Bahrain

4

1

2

Qatar

Riyadh

Egypt

UAE

Saudi

Arabia

3

Yemen

4

400 km

400 miles

Saudi Arabia

Iran

1. Supports rebel factions

2. Seeking ties with government

3. Supports Hadi government

4. Forced PM to resign

 

1. Supports Hezbollah

2. Supports President Assad

3. Supports Shia groups

4. Supports Huthi rebels

Close to Iran

Close to Saudi Arabia

Competing for influenece

Support

Turkmenistan

Turkey

Hezbollah

Tehran

President Assad

Syria

Lebanon

Shia groups

Iran

Palestinian

Territories

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Forced PM

resignation

Rebel

factions

Seeking ties

with government

Bahrain

Qatar

Riyadh

Egypt

UAE

Saudi

Arabia

Hadi

government

Sudan

Oman

Huthi

rebels

Eritrea

Yemen

300 km

300 miles