Originally Posted by
MechEngr
Also, Iran is not an Arab countryg, which is a source of some of the tension. It is majority Muslim, but different sect from Saudi Arabia, making for more tension.
Iran is one of the least religious populations in the Persian Gulf region, as Muslim populations go. (Which doubtless frustrates the Imams to no end)
I'll get you a link later, have a bit going on at present.