Iran and Saudi Arabia: piety or politics? – Theos January 12, 2016 by Fulcrum The execution by Saudi Arabia of the prominent Shi’a cleric Nimr al-Nimr on the 2nd January, along with the 46 others found guilty of terrorism by a Saudi court, has seen the already tense relationship between the Saudi Arabia and Iran become increasingly fractious. Simon Mabon. Theos. 11 January 2016 FulcrumShareTweetShare