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Declining Russian, Saudi, and US influence in the Middle East? So who's influence is growing at the expense of all of those? Iran's?
by PopsiclePete 10y ago
Declining Russian, Saudi, and US influence in the Middle East? So who's influence is growing at the expense of all of those? Iran's?
- dragonwriter 10y agoThe people living in each individual country?
- MagnumOpus 10y agoIran's for sure, particularly with Shia countries, but even with the others as Iran's economic clout growth with the end of oil sanctions. China's as long as they are willing to funnel money their way via One Belt One Road. (Though China is more interested in Africa than the ME, with good reason.) Turkey's, particularly with Sunni countries, and also Azerbaijan (shiite but they are united in hatred of Armenians).