Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Not Just about Oil 236 September 12, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) on 10 September 2015 by Hatem Ezz Eldin (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Egyptinternational relationsMiddle EastoilSaudi Arabia Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Germany: Iran-US Negotiations: Advantage Tehran June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump as the self-declared protector of the Middle East is dangerous. 0 Italy: Trump’s Weak Compromise June 20, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraThe 14 proposed points read as though they were dictated by the Iranian regime[.] 0 Egypt: Does Might Make Right? The US-Iran Peace Deal and Limits of Military Power June 18, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[O]ne of the most important lessons of the U.S.-Iran agreement is that diplomacy itself remains a strategic resource. 0 Austria: A Senseless Macho War Is Raging between the US and Iran June 17, 2026. Published in Der StandardEach side wants to fire the last rocket to show who’s stronger. 0 Ghana: The Blind Blame Trillionaire Musk, Skipping Capitalism? June 15, 2026. Published in GhanaWebMusk is very similar to Trump, they know what the people want to hear, but I doubt their sincerity. 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: The US-Iran Agreement Is a 1st Step June 22, 2026. Published in Arab News[T]he global economy remains in a state of suspended hope and not yet on a path toward definitive recovery. 0 India: From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Delhi Must Prepare for Strategic Loneliness June 22, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe shrinking of ambitions away from the Indian Ocean ... suggests that the [U.S] is ceding the continent, including West Asia, to China. 0 Israel: The Defeat of Pax-Americana June 21, 2026. Published in Israel HayomAll of Trump and Macron's attempts to gloss over this charade and downplay Iran's threats are deceptive and hypocritical. 0 Venezuela: Cuba: The Cruelty of Tyranny June 21, 2026. Published in AnaliticaThe island cannot continue to be ruled by a statist, militaristic, totalitarian and corrupt caste that controls the entire nation. 0 Italy: Trump’s Weak Compromise June 20, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraThe 14 proposed points read as though they were dictated by the Iranian regime[.] 0 Spain: Trump’s G7 Summit June 20, 2026. Published in El PaÃsDeference and appeasement can never be the right strategy. 0 Poland: Iran-US: Trump Awaits a Birthday Gift from Tehran June 20, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita How will the U.S. war with Iran end? Certainly, it is not Israel's victory. 0 Egypt: If It’s True June 20, 2026. Published in almasryalyoumThe terms of the U.S.-Iran agreement are shrouded in ambiguity. 0 Related Articles Germany: Iran-US Negotiations: Advantage Tehran June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump as the self-declared protector of the Middle East is dangerous. India: The New West Asian Order: Trump’s Frankenstein Monster June 12, 2026. Published in FirstpostPresident Trump’s messy handling of the Iran conflict has helped birth an axis that brings nuclear capability, serious money, and growing international clout together. Egypt: Iran – the Japan of the Middle East? June 12, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineMajor wars do not always create permanent enemies. Sometimes they create the conditions for entirely new political arrangements. Australia: Benjamin Netanyahu Looks To Be Pushing Donald Trump to His Limits June 11, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Germany: Hegseth’s ‘Invasion’ Remarks Raise European Hackles* June 10, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeiting Previous articleThe New 1950s of the Middle EastNext articleThe US Mood LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment