https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B08WJ8gwB5Q&t=46s
Yes, the Muslim World was divided chiefly between two (2) spheres of influence: that of Saudi Arabia + that of Iran. From my perspective they were COMPLEMENTARY FORCES (i.e. they were NEVER COMPETING with each other). American newspapers found reassurance in THE FALSE BELIEF they were enemies. There was an Iranian incident in Mecca that seemed to confirmed that. OF COURSE, THE AMERICANS WERE ALWAYS AFRAID OF A "UNITED" MUSLIM WORLD which we are now seeing SUPPORTING President Putin in the Ukraine in gratitude for having defended Syria AGAINST A DECADE OF U.S. AGGRESSION. Ken, Toronto, CANADA