Shiite and Sunni
Regretfully I have mixed the Shiites and Sunnis up. As far as I can tell from the following stories the Iranians are Shiites and the Saudis are Sunnis. So, I apologize for the confusion.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/totten/53322
The New Backbone of the Sunni Resistance
Michael J. Totten – 02.04.2009 – 4:47 PM
“It’s bizarre, to be sure, to think of Israel as the backbone of a Sunni Arab alliance against Iran and its proxies,”
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-4044415,00.html
Ahmadinejad: God has chosen my successor
Iranian president tells council heads in Tehran, ‘Future has already been determined. God knows who will come after me’
Dudi Cohen
“Ahmadinejad, a devout Shiite Muslim”