The death last week of Prince Saud al-Faisal, the respected statesman who had been foreign minister of Saudi Arabia for 40 years until this spring, prompted comment about the kingdom’s apparent transition from diplomacy behind the scenes to a policy of confrontation with Iran, the Sunni Arab realm’s Shia and Persian rival for regional hegemony.
费萨尔亲王(Prince Saud Al-Faisal)担任沙特外交大臣长达40年，直至今年春季才卸任。这位备受尊敬的政治家于近日病逝，外界随即评论称，沙特明显正从幕后外交转向与伊朗正面对抗。两国是争夺地区霸权的对手，沙特王国是逊尼派掌权的阿拉伯国家，而伊朗是什叶派掌权国家，人口以波斯人为主。
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