The agreement between Iran and the world powers is the most important event in the Middle East. Inside Muslim world this will be considered a Shi’ite-Sunni split.
Sunni countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey, which are concerned about Shi’ite Iran and seek to maintain their dominance in the region, are more than likely to enter the arms race in an effort to become nuclear threshold states. This is because they, like us, have their suspicions that Iran will again cheat the West and find a way to bypass the agreement.
And the money that will begin flowing into the Iranian economy as the sanctions are lifted may also expand the resources made available to the regime of President Bashar Assad in Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and the Houthi rebels in Yemen. What is your first clue this deal will not bring peace to the region or the world?
Sunni countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey, which are concerned about Shi’ite Iran and seek to maintain their dominance in the region, are more than likely to enter the arms race in an effort to become nuclear threshold states. This is because they, like us, have their suspicions that Iran will again cheat the West and find a way to bypass the agreement.
And the money that will begin flowing into the Iranian economy as the sanctions are lifted may also expand the resources made available to the regime of President Bashar Assad in Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and the Houthi rebels in Yemen. What is your first clue this deal will not bring peace to the region or the world?
