Foreign Policy Association

Saudi Arabia and Iran are significant regional powers -- and rivals.  "We need to understand the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the context of what's happening in the region," explains Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes, former Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance and  the U.S. Department of State and senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. 

This interview from the FPA archives was recorded in 2019.