[[Berkas:Iran Saudi Arabia Locator.svg|300px|thumb|right|Konflik proksi Iran-Arab Saudi.]]
'''Konflik proksi Iran-ArabIran–Arab Saudi''' adalah istilah yang mengacu kepada perebutan kekuasaan regional yang berlangsung antara [[Iran]] dan [[Arab Saudi]].<ref name=wp>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/01/06/the-iran-saudi-arabia-proxy-war/|title=The Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy war|author=Jennifer Rubin|date=6 January 2016|work=Washington Post}}</ref> Kedua negara tersebut telah memberikan bantuan untuk pihak-pihak yang saling bertikai dalam berbagai konflik di [[Timur Tengah]], seperti di [[Perang Saudara Suriah|Suriah]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gerges|first1=Fawaz|authorlink1=Fawaz Gerges|title=Saudi Arabia and Iran must end their proxy war in Syria|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/15/saudia-arabia-iran-proxy-war-syria|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogin|first1=Josh|title=Iran and Saudi Arabia Clash Inside Syria Talks|url=http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-11-04/iran-and-saudi-arabia-clash-inside-syria-talks|work=[[Bloomberg View]]|date=4 November 2015|quote=...Iran and Saudi Arabia to discuss anything civilly, much less come to an agreement on Syria, where both sides have proxy forces in the fight.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Loewenstein|first1=Jennifer|authorlink1=Jennifer Loewenstein|title=Heading Toward a Collision: Syria, Saudi Arabia and Regional Proxy Wars|url=http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/10/02/heading-toward-a-collision-syria-saudi-arabia-and-regional-proxy-wars/|work=[[CounterPunch]]|quote=Saudi Arabian and Iranian-backed factions are contributing to the proxy war in Syria...}}</ref> [[Perang Saudara Yaman (2015–sekarang)|Yaman]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tisdall|first1=Simon|title=Iran-Saudi proxy war in Yemen explodes into region-wide crisis|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/26/iran-saudi-proxy-war-yemen-crisis|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=25 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Browning|first1=Noah|title=The Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy war in Yemen has reached a new phase|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/r-saudis-end-air-campaign-in-yemen-seek-political-solution---2015-4|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> dan [[Perang Saudara Irak (2014–sekarang)|Irak]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Alissa J.|title=Iraq Before the War: A Fractured, Pent-Up Society|url=http://www.nytimes.com/live/britain-inquiry-iraq-war/iraq-society/|accessdate=13 July 2016|work=The New York Times|date=6 July 2016}}</ref> serta di [[Asia Tengah]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/iran-and-saudi-arabia-in-afghanistan/|title=Iran and Saudi Arabia in Afghanistan|first=Rustam Ali Seerat, The|last=Diplomat|publisher=}}</ref> dan [[Asia Selatan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/why-is-pakistan-interested-in-brokering-peace-between-iran-and-saudi-arabia/|title=Why Is Pakistan Interested in Brokering Peace Between Iran and Saudi Arabia?|first=Ankit Panda, The|last=Diplomat|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.gjms.co.in/index.php/SAJMS/article/view/801|title=Sectarian Rise in Pakistan: Role of Saudi Arabia and Iran|first=Zulqarnain|last=Sewag|date=30 April 2015|publisher=|volume=1|issue=3|via=www.gjms.co.in}}</ref>
Konflik yang telah dideskripsikan sebagai "[[perang dingin (istilah umum)|perang dingin]]" ini berlangsung dalam ranah [[geopolitik]], [[ekonomi]] dan [[sektarianisme|sektarian]].<ref>''New Middle East Cold War: Saudi Arabia and Iran 's Rivalry''. [http://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2027&context=etd]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/01/07/fear-and-loathing-in-saudi-arabia/|title=Fear and Loathing in Saudi Arabia|author=Kenneth M. Pollack|date=8 January 2016|work=Foreign Policy}}</ref>
