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Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
Part of Arab Winter and War on Terror
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Date 14 March 2011 – present
(6 years, 1 month and 4 days)
Location  Bahrain
 Syria
 Lebanon
 Iraq
 Yemen
 Saudi Arabia
Result

Ongoing

Belligerents

Bahraini uprising (2011–present)


Syrian Civil War (2011–present)

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)

Commanders and leaders
Iran Ali Khamenei
(Supreme Leader of Iran)
Iran Hassan Rouhani
(President of Iran)
Iran Qasem Soleimani
(Quds Force commander)
Syria Bashar Al Assad
(President of Syria)
Hassan Nasrallah
(Secretary-General of Hezbollah)
Hadi Al-Amiri
(Leader of the Badr Organization)
Abdul-Malik Houthi
(Leader of Ansar Allah)
Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh
(former President of Yemen)
Saudi Arabia King Salman
(King of Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman
(Minister of Defense)
Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Nayef
(Minister of Interior)
Saudi Arabia Bandar bin Sultan (2011–15)
Saudi Arabia Obeid Fadel Al-Shammari
(Commander of Saudi Arabia Force in Yemen)
Saudi Arabia Fahd Bin Turki Bin Abdulaziz
(Commander of Saudi Special Forces)
Syria Albay Ahmed Berri
(Free Syrian Army Chief of Staff)
Yemen Abd Rabbuh Hadi
(current President of Yemen)
Bahrain King Hamad
(King of Bahrain)
Units involved
Hezbollah
Syria Syrian Armed Forces
Iran Iranian Armed Forces
Yemen Republican Guard
Russia Russian Armed Forces
Houthi fighters
Yemen Armed Forces (pro-Saleh)
Syria Free Syrian Army
Yemen Security Forces
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
Bahrain Bahrain Defence Force
Yemen Armed Forces (pro-Hadi)

Ongoing

Iran Iran

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Bahraini uprising (2011–present)

Bahrain Bahraini Opposition

 Bahrain
 United Arab Emirates
 Jordan


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