Yemen'de Suudi arabistan- İran rekabeti (1990-2016)

Strategic location Yemen made it exposed to the ambitions of several world powers throughout the centuries. During the second half of the 20th century, in particular after the success of the Islamic revolution in Iran, following the fall of the Shah's rule, a rivalry emerged between the two biggest regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran. Each country started expanding its domination in region while trying to reduce another's influence. This conflict caused the outbreak of proxy wars in countries where this rivalry had effect over. Also the civil war that is currently taking place in Yemen is the result of continuous conflict and rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The course of relations between Saudi Arabia and Yemen has been influenced by historical events. The most important one was the Saudi Arabia-Yemen war in 1934 which led to emergence of border issues between the two countries. These issues continued until the signing of the border agreement in 2000. They also caused events that stormed the region between 2004 and 2016, furthermore affected the bilateral relations. Yemen has historical relations with Iran, dating back to pre-Islamic period when Yemeni King invoked Persians to expel Abyssinians from Yemen. In the contemporary period, relations between the two countries started practically after Iraq's attack on Kuwait in 1990. Bilateral relations witnessed a major development during 90s in several areas and also the events that took place in the region had influence on the course of relations between the two countries. Keywords: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, İran.