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What’s happening in the Middle East between Iran and Saudi Arabia and why now. How this could undermine the fight against ISIS and the Yemeni Civil War

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Saudi Arabia’s shock decision to execute the dissident Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr along with 46 others convicted of terrorism offences has pushed the kingdom’s simmering cold war with Iran to boiling point. Yet Riyadh would have been aware that the execution of the country’s most prominent Shia cleric would rile Iran.

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Syria: Blood for Oil, the Ultimate Pipelineistan War

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Of course Syria is not Saudi Arabia regarding its oil and gas reserves but it is and could be and important transit at the Energy Crossroads for Near-Middle East and Europe. An excellent analysis for West’s foreign policy in the region and the fear that the Russian bear could have more political influence in the region than them.

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