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HARDtalk

Mohammed Al Hussaini Al Sharif

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin America

Powerful forces within the Arab World believe the time has come for Sunni Arabs to confront a perceived regional threat from Shiite Iran. That is a big factor in the Saudi-led bombardment of Shia rebels in Yemen - it also underpins the Arab League's plan to create a pan-Arab intervention force. Hardtalk speaks to Mohammed Al Hussaini Al Sharif, a Saudi diplomat who is the Arab League envoy in Washington. Is the new brand of muscular Saudi leadership in the Arab world either credible or sensible? Show less

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Interviewer:
Stephen Sackur

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