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billybobbaconator t1_iwhh291 wrote

Iran is Shiite and Qatar is a Wahhabi influenced Sunni state, so they aren’t friends due to religion. However they do share the world’s largest oil and gas field, which they cooperate to drill. In short, they are friendly because of petroleum, not religion.

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defroach84 t1_iwhobhn wrote

Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the royal family was a different sect than a majority of the population, also why the had an issue with UAE and Saudi a couple years back.

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billybobbaconator t1_iwhz2t4 wrote

That’s Bahrain

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defroach84 t1_iwi0vcx wrote

Considering I was born there, I would think I would know that.

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billybobbaconator t1_iwi1rk8 wrote

The ruling Al khalifas are Sunni while the majority of the (native) population are Shia

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