The Sectarian Battle for Middle East Influence

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Iran and Saudi Arabia are using religious differences to inflame their deep-seated rivalry for power and influence — creating new instability in the Middle East. We hear what's at stake for the Iran nuclear deal, Syria's civil war, the fight against ISIS — and America's interests.

Later on the program, advice to families being rounded up for deportation: "don't open the door."

Photo: Flames rise from Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016.(Mehdi Ghasemi/REUTERS/TIMA/ISNA)