Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; 1 Theorising Saudi-Iranian relations; 2 The foreign policy of Iran; 3 The foreign policy of Saudi Arabia; 4 Saudi-Iranian relations under Rafsanjani: a return to normalcy (1989-1997); 5 Saudi-Iranian relations under Khatami: an unprecedented breakthrough in bilateral relations (1997-2005); 6 Saudi-Iranian relations in Ahmadinejad's presidency (2005-2013): unsteady relations; 7 Saudi-Iranian relations after Rouhani: one step forward, two steps back (2013 onward); Epilogue
Appendix: approach and methodologyReferences; Index