To give people some context, the difference between the two (Shia vs Sunni Muslims) is that the Shia believe Mohammed&#x27;s son-in-law should have been his rightful successor (and he eventually did become the leader) while Sunni&#x27;s believe that Mohammed Father-In-Law was his rightful successor (too bad God couldn&#x27;t have made that more clear).<p>Also Saudi doesn&#x27;t just follow plain old Sunni Islam. They practice Wahhabism (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wahhabism" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wahhabism</a>) which has a more literal reading of the Quran (which explains the higher percentage of extremism). The royal family leveraged Wahhabism to gain and keep power of the region.<p>As long as the countries remain governed by religious politics and inflict God&#x27;s so called will on others, there cannot be an end to the conflict.