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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks with Kuwaiti officials during the second joint high committee meeting between Kuwait and Iran at the Foreign Ministry in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 1, 2013. (AFP Photo)
by Dr. Zuhair Al-Harthi | Jul 21, 2014 | Debate
Historically, conflicts between the Safavids and the Ottomans—the peak of which was seen in Basra—have created a sea of distrust and suspicion between the two sides that has only deepened over the centuries, easing at times and flaring up at others. Today, the two...
